Tampa Bay Lightning star Nikita Kucherov has been suspended for Sunday's Game 3 against the Columbus Blue Jackets following his boarding penalty Saturday.
With Tampa Bay trailing 5-1 with less than five minutes to play, the referees signaled for a delayed tripping penalty against Kucherov. However, he then received a five-minute boarding major and a 10-minute game misconduct for his hit on Blue Jackets defenseman Markus Nutivaara, who was in the process of trying to return to his feet.
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