{"id":23208,"date":"2018-02-12T10:29:27","date_gmt":"2018-02-12T15:29:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/?p=23208"},"modified":"2018-02-12T10:29:27","modified_gmt":"2018-02-12T15:29:27","slug":"los-angeles-kings-forward-dustin-brown-suspended-one-game","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/2018\/02\/12\/los-angeles-kings-forward-dustin-brown-suspended-one-game\/","title":{"rendered":"Los Angeles Kings Forward Dustin Brown Suspended One Game"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/\/nhl-teams\/kings\/\" target=\"_self\">Los Angeles Kings<\/a> will play their next game with <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/b\/browndu01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Dustin Brown<\/a><\/strong> suspended. The forward has been disciplined by the league for kneeing <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonhockey.com\/nhl-teams\/lightning\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Tampa Bay Lightning<\/a> defenseman <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/s\/sergami01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Mikhail Sergachev<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Brown received a five-minute major for kneeing as well as a 10-minute game misconduct on the play. The hit occurred late in the second period of the February 10th game between the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonhockey.com\/nhl-teams\/kings\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Kings<\/a> and the Lightning.<\/p>\n<p>It ended up being crucial in the final outcome, as <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/k\/kucheni01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Nikita Kucherov<\/a><\/strong> scored what would ultimately serve as the game-winning goal on the ensuing power-play.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Los Angeles\u2019 Dustin Brown suspended one game for kneeing Tampa Bay\u2019s Mikhail Sergachev. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/oTx0FHgl8a\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/t.co\/oTx0FHgl8a<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; NHL Player Safety (@NHLPlayerSafety) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NHLPlayerSafety\/status\/962856324609511424?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">February 12, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h1>Dustin Brown Suspended<\/h1>\n<p>This is the second time in the past few weeks that Brown has gotten into trouble with the league. He was fined $10,000 for his cross-check on <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/s\/schulju01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Justin Schultz<\/a><\/strong> when the Kings played the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonhockey.com\/nhl-teams\/penguins\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Pittsburgh Penguins<\/a> back on January 18th.<\/p>\n<p>The league suspended Brown without pay. He also stands to lose about $31,586 from this suspension. He has now lost more than $40,000 these past few weeks for his excessive hits.<\/p>\n<p>Brown has long established himself as one of the most physical players in the NHL. He is tied for 15th in the league in hits this season with 142. Brown also led the Kings in that category in nine of the previous 10 seasons.<\/p>\n<h3>The Play<\/h3>\n<p>Brown\u2019s hit on Sergachev was worthy of the punishment the league handed him. It\u2019s nearly impossible to rationalize the hit as a clean play.<\/p>\n<p>As Sergachev attempted to skate out of his own zone with the puck, Brown skated towards him and stuck his knee and elbow out to make contact as Sergachev tried to avoid the hit.<\/p>\n<p>Sergachev tumbled to the ice. Immediately, the referees separated Brown from angry Lightning players.<\/p>\n<p>Along with being one of their grittiest players, Brown ranks third on the team in points this season with 38.<\/p>\n<p>The Kings will certainly miss his presence in their showdown against the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonhockey.com\/nhl-teams\/hurricanes\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Carolina Hurricanes<\/a> on February 13th.<\/p>\n<p>Aside from the obvious safety concerns, plays like that make the Kings vulnerable not only on the ensuing power-play, but also games going forward that Brown is forced to miss due to resulting suspensions.<\/p>\n<p>Hopefully, this will serve as a wakeup call and Brown is able to avoid any more unfortunate instances like this for the rest of the season.<\/p>\n<p>Main Photo:<br \/>\n<a id=\"6Hwp5xBxSw5ox1JAvFUnQA\" class=\"gie-single\" style=\"color: #a7a7a7; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal !important; border: none; display: inline-block;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.ca\/detail\/917484250\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><script>window.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:'6Hwp5xBxSw5ox1JAvFUnQA',sig:'FlLDbonBpwNTfh3U5x2NlArNmBkvxDMMPmMc7gnPQjY=',w:'594px',h:'441px',items:'917484250',caption: true ,tld:'ca',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Los Angeles Kings will play their next game with Dustin Brown suspended. The forward has been disciplined by the league for kneeing Tampa Bay Lightning defenseman Mikhail Sergachev. Brown received a five-minute major for kneeing as well as a 10-minute game misconduct on the play. 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