Hartman stood at the end of the bench on Saturday, smiling in disbelief, as the refs announced he'd been kicked out of the game. In his meeting with the league, Hartman claimed he was attempting to use his hand to regain his balance using Stutzle for support and that their fall to the ice was accidental.

Minnesota Wild forward Ryan Hartman was suspended for the fifth time in his career. He also has been fined seven times.

The National Hockey League Department of Player Safety is making an example out of repeat offender Ryan Hartman of the Minnesota Wild. He’s been suspended for 10 games thanks to the incident that took place on Saturday night during Minnesota’s game against the Ottawa Senators at the Canadian Tire Centre.