Maple Leafs forward Kyle Clifford to have discipline hearing with NHL

TORONTO —
Maple Leafs ahead Kyle Clifford can have a listening to Tuesday with the NHL’s division of participant security after receiving a serious penalty in Toronto’s playoff-opening win over the Tampa Bay Lightning on Monday.

Clifford was assessed a serious for boarding and a sport misconduct simply seven minutes into Sport 1 for a success on Tampa Bay’s Ross Colton.

Colton was despatched face-first into the boards however escaped critical harm on the play.

The Maple Leafs killed off the following five-minute energy play and opened the best-of-seven sequence with a 5-0 win over the two-time defending Stanley Cup champions.

This report by The Canadian Press was first revealed Might 3, 2022.

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