NHL suspends Wild’s Ryan Hartman with one game left on the calendar!

The NHL’ Player Safety department has just announced that Minnesota Wild forward Ryan Hartman has been suspended for one game for Interference against Winnipeg’s Nikolaj Ehlers.

The good news? He won’t miss any time during the postseason as the Wild play their last game of the regular calendar against the Predators in Nashville on Thursday. Hartman will therefore only miss this contest. 

The hit in question took place during Tuesday night’s game in which the Jets came out on top, 3-1. In the final minute of the third frame,Hartman threw an open-ice hit at Ehlers that sparked an ugly fight with Ryan Reaves and Adam Lowry with less than 30 seconds to play. Hartman received four minutes of penalties on the play - two for interference and a subsequent two for roughing.

This is the second suspension of Hartman’s career. He was suspended one game in 2019 as a member of the Nashville Predators for a hit on Colorado Avalanche forward Carl Soderberg.

Hartman is currently in his ninth NHL season and fourth with the Wild. In 59 games this season, he has 15 goals and 22 assists.

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