It was without question a malicious hit, and it had quite a violent consequence as Sedin's helmet was jarred loose before his head hit the ice. But while Kadri delivered the contact from the blindside, he came through the body of Sedin, who still had the puck.
The NHL's Damian Echevarrieta explained the Department of Player Safety's rationale soon after on Twitter.
Blind side hits are NOT illegal in itself. If the head isn't the MAIN point of contact, it doesn't matter if it's North/South or East/West. pic.twitter.com/edzNqfnf2M
Kadri received a five-minute charging penalty, as well as a fighting major after being challenged by Jannik Hansen. The incident sparked a series of fights, spears, and general misconduct between the two teams, which combined for more than 150 minutes in penalties.
He's been suspended three times previously by the Department of Player Safety.
As the NHL prepares to celebrate its 100th season, the Nashville Predators have been afforded the opportunity to exhibit an essential part of their history.
The nine-inch fang and bones of a saber-toothed cat, archaeological findings that helped inspire the Predators' name, will be unveiled at Bridgestone Arena next week after being donated to the organization, reports Jessica Bliss of The Tennessean.
Artifacts from the now-extinct predatory mammal were dug up 45 years ago when construction crews were preparing to build a 28-story building at a nearby business development site just north of where the future arena was built.
The Predators will hold a special presentation on Nov. 8 before the bones are put on display inside the arena, according to Bliss.
With a record of 3-5-3 through 11 games, the Predators have amassed nine points, only one more than the 30th-placed Arizona Coyotes - a team Peter Laviolette's club lost to this past week.
Much was expected of a club that added P.K. Subban and Ryan Johansen over the past calendar year, but at least one player believes the Predators may be coasting on the belief that they're good instead of proving it to be true.
"I think we took it for granted that we knew coming into the season we had a lot of talent," forward Colin Wilson said, according to Adam Vingan of The Tennessean. "Since I've been here, the reason why we always win games is the way that we worked. I think we've just gotten away from that, thinking we're going to win based on talent. It's just not the way it works in this league."
For Johansen, who is seen as the first-line center the Predators have long sought, it's not about playing harder, but smarter.
"It's not like we're going out there and not working," he said. "We're just not working smart enough. Everybody goes out there 98 percent of the time and works, but we're just not doing the right things on the ice that create turnovers and make the work evident."
And for those willing to place the blame solely on poor goaltending, that hasn't been the issue as of late.
Pekka Rinne's SV% in his past three starts is .939. He's not getting run support. https://t.co/6fUHfJS49e
Two of Nashville's wins have come against Chicago and Pittsburgh, which is no small feat. But at the same time, the Predators also have a league-low shooting percentage of 4.98 in five-on-five play, which isn't helping matters.
The good news for Nashville is it's still fairly early, and the team sits only two points out of a wild-card spot.
However, the Predators play in arguably the best division in the NHL, and have zero time to waste in terms of turning things around.
John Scott seems to have moved on from professional hockey.
The reigning NHL All-Star Game MVP took to Twitter on Saturday to share a video of his homemade beer brewing process, writing in the caption "I'm starting to dig the retirement lifestyle."
If this new hobby does indeed mark the end of Scott's NHL career, he hangs up his skates with five goals, six assists, and 544 penalty minutes in 286 career regular-season games, as well as a weekend in Nashville the hockey world won't soon forget.
Svatos appeared in 344 games in an NHL career that spanned seven years. He had four productive seasons with the Avalanche, scoring 87 goals and totaling 151 points from 2005-09.
Ho hum, more wins for a pair of longstanding NHL powerhouses.
Following Saturday's busy schedule, the Chicago Blackhawks and Washington Capitals are tied for the longest win streaks in the NHL, but we'll forgive you for not noticing.
In recent years, both clubs - winners of five in a row - have become synonymous with success to varying degrees, and while one has translated that into championships, regular-season dominance, at the very least, has become an expectation in Chicago and Washington.
Here's how both teams put together their current runs.
Blackhawks
Capitals
@ NJ 3-2 (OT)
@ VAN 5-2
vs. LA 3-0
@ CGY 3-1
vs. CGY 5-1
@ WPG 3-2
vs. COL 4-0
vs. WPG 4-3 (OT)
@ DAL 3-2
vs. FLA 4-2
The streaks have put the Blackhawks and Capitals in a tie for the third-highest point total in the league (17), four behind the first-place Montreal Canadiens, and behind only the New York Rangers and Pittsburgh Penguins, both of whom sit on 18 points.
The scary thing is Washington's offense has yet to really start clicking, and the Blackhawks still have the NHL's worst penalty kill, and by a wide margin, meaning both teams have yet to perform at their highest levels.
At the end of the day, what matters most to both teams is stringing together wins when it matters most, but rest assured they won't be slowing down anytime soon.
The Calgary Flames dropped their third game in four Saturday night, this one a 5-0 spanking by the Los Angeles Kings. Head coach Glen Gulutzan was honest in his criticism of his team after the result.
"I just didn't think we were prepared to play to start," the first-year Calgary bench boss said.
L.A. outshot the Flames 15-5 in the first period, and were up by two after 20 minutes. The second period was much of the same: the Kings had 15 shots to Calgary's seven, and scored another two goals. Game over.
Score effects took over in the third, as the Flames outshot the Kings 12-9, but it was too little too late, as Peter Budaj shut the door in the Los Angeles crease.
The Kings had a 39-24 shot advantage after 60 minutes and dominated possession.
"(Brian Elliott) battled all night," Gulutzan said of his goaltender. "There were just too many shots to take on."
The Flames are 5-7-1 and have been outscored 13-2 in their last three defeats.