Colorado Avalanche defenseman Ian Cole was given a 10-minute match penalty and a game misconduct for a dangerous knee-on-knee hit on Anaheim Ducks forward Devin Shore.

Cole also earned a five-minute major for kneeing on the play, which took place with just over six minutes to play in the second period.

Shore was helped off the ice by teammates and headed straight to the Ducks' locker room. He did not return.

Cole avoided supplementary discipline for a similar knee-on-knee collision with New York Islanders forward Brock Nelson earlier this season. He was assessed a two-minute minor on that play.

The 30-year-old rearguard earned a three-game ban in 2012 for an illegal check to the head of Detroit Red Wings forward Justin Abdelkader, the only suspension of his career.

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Calgary Flames winger Garnet Hathaway won't face a disciplinary hearing to answer for his check on Minnesota Wild center Luke Kunin on Saturday night, according to The Athletic's Michael Russo.

Hathaway was assessed a match penalty and a game misconduct after driving Kunin into the dasher early in the second period of Calgary's loss to Minnesota.

Kunin left the game but was able to return.

Hathaway has never been disciplined in his NHL career.

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Calgary Flames forward Garnet Hathaway was handed a 10-minute match penalty and a game misconduct after driving Minnesota Wild forward Luke Kunin face-first into the dasher.

Here's a look at the play, which occurred just minutes into the second period.

Kunin headed to the Wild locker room after the hit, but has since returned to the game.

Hathaway is in his third NHL season and has not received supplemental discipline from the league to this point in his career.

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Winnipeg Jets forward Adam Lowry was suspended two games on Saturday for high-sticking Nashville Predators forward Filip Forsberg, the NHL Department of Player Safety announced.

Here's a look at the incident, which took place in the third period Friday:

Lowry received a two-minute minor for high-sticking on the play.

The decision marks the second suspension of the 25-year-old's career after serving a one-game ban for boarding in 2014.

Philadephia Flyers defenseman Radko Gudas and Predators forward Ryan Johansen also received two-game suspensions for high-sticking infractions earlier this season.

It was a busy Saturday for department head George Parros and Co., as New Jersey Devils forward Kurtis Gabriel was suspended one game earlier in the day.

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Ken Hitchcock is tired of hearing about the Edmonton Oilers' shortcomings.

The head coach made that clear after his club shut out the Columbus Blue Jackets 4-0 on the road Saturday.

"People bitch and complain about what we don't have," Hitchcock told reporters postgame. "Well, what we've got is a team. You've got to give us that. You can complain (about) what we don't have, we've got (AHL) this or whatever, but what we've got is a damn team and a good one. We're not going to be easy to play against for the rest of the year."

The Oilers picked up their second straight win and now sit five points out of a playoff spot. Edmonton has a favorable schedule down the stretch, with more home games remaining than any other NHL team following Monday's away contest in Buffalo.

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New Jersey Devils forward Kurtis Gabriel received a one-game suspension Saturday for boarding Philadelphia Flyers forward Nolan Patrick on Friday, the NHL Department of Player Safety announced.

Here's a look at the play:

Gabriel received a five-minute major on the play.

Patrick returned to the game and eventually got his revenge on Gabriel.

Gabriel has three points and 44 penalty minutes in 14 games this season while averaging less than seven minutes per night. He picked up more penalty minutes on Friday (seven) than shots on goal this year (five).

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New Jersey Devils forward Kurtis Gabriel received a one-game suspension Saturday for boarding Philadelphia Flyers forward Nolan Patrick on Friday, the NHL Department of Player Safety announced.

Here's a look at the play:

Gabriel received a five-minute major on the play.

Patrick returned to the game and eventually got his revenge on Gabriel.

Gabriel has three points and 44 penalty minutes in 14 games this season while averaging less than seven minutes per night. He picked up more penalty minutes on Friday (seven) than shots on goal this year (five).

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If it were up to John Tortorella, the NHL would scrap its current method of deciding games that don't end after five minutes of extra time.

"Get rid of the shootout (and) just play the three-on-three until a team dies," the Columbus Blue Jackets head coach told reporters Friday, the day after his club defeated the Philadelphia Flyers on Seth Jones' overtime winner.

"I think that's the way it should be," Tortorella added. "(Three-on-three is) exciting."

The Blue Jackets are 8-2 in overtime this season, and they've played only one shootout, losing to the New York Rangers on Nov. 10.

"You know I'm not a gimmick guy. I think that it has to be determined within the game," Tortorella continued. "Three-on-three still isn't a total team (game), but it's still three-on-three. Let the games end there."

The Columbus bench boss acknowledged considerations like television and the length of games, but he believes continuous overtime would produce a result quickly.

"It's not going to last long, I'll tell you right now, so let 'em play," he said.

Tortorella also said he wouldn't change how games are determined in the playoffs.

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