Tampa Bay Lightning RW Nikita Kucherov will not be suspended for a big hit that knocked New Jersey Devils D Sami Vatanen out of Wednesday night's game, ESPN reports.
Kucherov hits Vatanen, no penalty called & Vatanen's off to the locker room #NJDevils #GoBolts pic.twitter.com/6qEB8r1SNh
— Shayna (@hayyyshayyy) April 19, 2018
It was one of many huge hits in a very physical game 4 that the Lightning ultimately won 3-1.
The league reportedly said significant contact was not made with Vatanen's head during the hit.
Coach Jon Cooper called the check a "heck of a hockey hit" and a "bang-bang play."
Kucherov had two goals and an assist for the Bolts in the game, and has four goals and five assists in the series.
Game 5 is in Tampa Saturday at 3:00 p.m.
