Zac Rinaldo will hear from the NHL's Department of Player Safety over the holiday break.

During Saturday's action, the Arizona Coyotes forward caught Colorado's Nathan MacKinnon with an open-ice hit, at which time 19-year-old Avalanche defenseman Samuel Girard came to his teammate's defense. Rinaldo proceeded drop Girard with a single punch to the face, prompting a line brawl that resulted in ejections for MacKinnon and Arizona's Josh Archibald.

Rinaldo received a match penalty, prompting an automatic one-game suspension pending further review.

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