Kings’ Tanner Jeannot suspended three games for illegal check
NEW YORK — Kings forward Tanner Jeannot was suspended three games Friday for an illegal check to the head of Vancouver’s Brock Boeser.
The NHL’s Department of Player Safety announced the ban after a phone hearing with Jeannot.
Jeannot was given a match penalty and ejected from the team’s game Thursday night in L.A. for the right-shoulder-to-head hit that injured Boeser.
Vancouver leading scorer Brock Boeser sustained a head injury after an illegal hit from Kings forward Tanner Jeannot during the Kings’ 4-2 loss.
“It is Jeannot who is in control of this hit, and he chooses an angle of approach that cuts across the front of Boeser, missing his core and making his head the main point of contact,” the league said in a video explaining the suspension. “If Jeannot wants to deliver this check, he must stay low and take an angle that hits through Boeser’s shoulder and core, rather than one that makes the head the main point of contact.”
Jeannot will miss the Kings’ upcoming games against Columbus, Calgary and Colorado and forfeits $41,641 in salary. He’s eligible to return Nov. 16 against Detroit.
The 27-year-old has two points through the Kings’ 15 games this season.
