NHL star suspended after latest brutal hit led to second game misconduct

Dallas Stars close winger Mikko Rantanen was suspended for 1 crippled connected Sunday aft helium picked up his 2nd crippled misconduct of the play against the Calgary Flames.

The incidental occurred successful the last infinitesimal of the 2nd period. Rantanen skated down Flames guardant Matt Coronato and deed him into the boards. Coronato was bleeding heavy from the look and Rantanen deed the showers early.

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Dallas Stars close helping Mikko Rantanen (96) successful enactment against the Calgary Flames during the 2nd play astatine Scotiabank Saddledome connected Nov. 22, 2025. (Brett Holmes/Imagn Images)

"Dallas’ Mikko Rantanen has been automatically suspended for 1 crippled nether Rule 23.6, Physical Infractions Category," the NHL Department of Player Safety said successful a statement. "In regular play League games, immoderate subordinate who incurs a full of 2 (2) crippled misconduct penalties successful the Physical Infractions Category, earlier playing 41 consecutive regular play League games without specified penalty, shall beryllium suspended automatically for the adjacent League crippled of his team."

It was the 2nd boarding large and crippled misconduct successful a span of six periods for Rantanen. He was ejected from the last infinitesimal of Tuesday’s nonaccomplishment against the New York Islanders aft helium received a punishment for boarding connected a deed connected Alexander Romanov.

Dallas Stars' Mikko Rantanen, right, has his changeable stopped by Calgary Flames goalie Devin Cooley during 2nd play NHL hockey enactment successful Calgary connected Saturday, Nov. 22, 2025.  (Jeff McIntosh/The Canadian Press via AP)

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Rantanen leads the NHL with 57 punishment minutes, 5 much than Washington Capitals winger Tom Wilson.

He has 10 goals and 18 assists for the Stars this season.

Dallas ended up losing to Calgary, 3-2, successful a shootout.

Calgary Flames near helping Joel Farabee (86) celebrates a extremity against the Dallas Stars with Calgary Flames halfway Yegor Sharangovich (17), Calgary Flames defenseman Rasmus Andersson (4), Calgary Flames halfway Morgan Frost (16) and Calgary Flames halfway Nazem Kadri (91) during the 3rd play astatine Scotiabank Saddledome connected Nov. 22, 2025. (Brett Holmes/Imagn Images)

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The Stars were capable to unit the other periods with goals from Jason Robertson and Roope Hintz successful the 3rd period. But the Flames’ Nazem Kadri scored the shootout extremity that proved to beryllium the difference-maker.

Dallas plays the Edmonton Oilers connected Tuesday.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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