The incident occurred at 15:34 of the third period. Kucherov was assessed a major penalty and game misconduct for boarding.

NEW YORK -- Tampa Bay Lightning forward Nikita Kucherov has been suspended for one game for boarding Columbus Blue Jackets defenseman Markus Nutivaara during Game 2 of the teams' First Round series in Tampa on Friday, April 12, the National Hockey League Department of Player Safety announced today.

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