Winnipeg Jets defenseman Brenden Dillon was tossed from Tuesday's game against the Pittsburgh Penguins for a hit to the head of opposing forward Noel Acciari.
Dillon caught Acciari up high against the glass early in the second period. The hit was so hard that it knocked Acciari's helmet off.
Brenden Dillon is assessed a match penalty for an illegal check to the head on Noel Acciari and is done for the night.
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Acciari skated off with help from teammates and headed to the Penguins' locker room to get checked. pic.twitter.com/Z7aBfUji3k
The officials gave Dillon a match penalty, which included a five-minute major.
The Winnipeg blue-liner has been suspended once in his career, serving one game for slashing in 2017.
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