Anaheim Ducks defenseman Kevin Bieksa dropped Philadelphia Flyers defenseman Radko Gudas in a brawl on Tuesday, but Bieksa is the one sitting out.
The Ducks said that he will miss the remaining three games of their four-game road trip with a hand injury suffered in the one-punch fight.
"I'm going to say it wasn't the hand that delivered the punch," Ducks coach Randy Carlyle said, according to the Orange County Register.
Bieksa, who was sent from Florida back to California on Thursday could miss more games, with Carlyle saying he "will be out an extended period of time.