Game 1 of the Eastern Conference final between the Boston Bruins and Carolina Hurricanes will be played Thursday night at TD Garden, but B's defenseman Charlie McAvoy won't be eligible to participate.
McAvoy was suspended one game by the NHL's Department of Player Safety on Tuesday for his hit on Columbus Blue Jackets forward Josh Anderson in the second period of Monday night's Game 6 at Nationwide Arena.
The 21-year-old blueliner was given a two-minute minor penalty for an illegal check to the head on the play.
He had a hearing with the league's DoPS on Tuesday.
The league explains its decision in the video below:
This is the first suspension of McAvoy's career. He made his NHL debut in the 2017 Stanley Cup playoffs.
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