About this episode

The episode discusses recent player suspensions and penalties in the NHL, including Evgeni Malkin's five-game suspension and various controversial calls during games.

Pens' Evgeni Malkin gets five games for slashing Islanders' Bo Horvat fined $2500 for poking a Shark No call, not fine after Isles' Mat Barzal picks Macklin Celebrini of the San Jose Sharks It's a wild one at Sabres vs. Lightning with plenty of goals and penalty minutes Tampa's Brandon Hagel gets four minutes for a one-sided attack on Buffalo's Rasmus Dahlin; he deserved quite a bit more than that from the refs Ducks' Johnston takes out Blues' Holl from behind Was it a hand pass? Sens' Pinto deflects the puck with his glove, leading to a goal that held up after a Coach's Challenge Mack goes bowling! Avalanche center Nathan MacKinnon gets ejected for running over Oilers goaltender Connor Ingram -- but was it even his fault? --------------- Visit ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠scoutingtherefs.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and follow @scoutingtherefs and @toddlewissports on Twitter/X, Instagram, BlueSky, and Threads. Email us your questions - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠heyref@scoutingtherefs.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Questions? Comments? Just looking to vent? Call the RefLine and leave us a message at 585-484-REFS! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ #RefsPodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ The Scouting The Refs Podcast…

Topics covered

• player suspensions
• penalty analysis
• hockey officiating
• NHL updates
• player safety

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