Radko Gudas faces up to a 5-game suspension for kneeing and injuring Auston Matthews

NEW YORK (AP) — Anaheim Ducks defenseman Radko Gudas faces a suspension of up to five games for his knee-on-knee hit that injured Toronto Maple Leafs captain Auston Matthews.

Gudas is having a hearing Friday with the NHL’s Department of Player Safety. Because the hearing is a conference call and not “in-person” — now on Zoom — the league cannot suspend Gudas for more than five games.

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