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NHL suspends Brenden Dillon for three games, will miss Penguins/Jets rematch on Saturday

The NHL held a disciplinary meeting via telephone today with Brenden Dillon following his match penalty for checking Noel Acciari in the head in last night’s Jets/Penguins game. They landed on a three-game suspension.

Winnipeg’s Brenden Dillon has been suspended for three games for an illegal check to the head on Pittsburgh’s Noel Acciari. https://t.co/fpfGFVIM8B

— NHL Player Safety (@NHLPlayerSafety) February 7, 2024

Dillon, a veteran of 863 NHL games, had only previously been suspended once in his career back in 2017 prior to this incident.