Preds defenceman Dante Fabbro suspended for hit on Brock McGinn
The NHL's Department of Player Safety announced on Wednesday that Nashville Predators defenceman Dante Fabbro has been suspended for two games for a hit to the head of Carolina Hurricanes forward Brock McGinn.
The incident occurred with just over six minutes remaining in the second period. McGinn had the pick along the board in the Predators zone, when Fabbro comes in and catches him in the head with an elbow. Fabbro received a two-minute minor on the play for elbowing.
The Predators will now be down three key defenceman as both Ryan Ellis, and Roman Josi are on injured reserve, and Fabbro will be serving his two-game suspension. The 22-year old will be eligible to return on Monday March 15th when Nashville takes on the defending Stanley Cup champions, the Tampa Bay Lightning.
In 26 games this season, Fabbro has 9 points (2 G, 7 A), 21 penalty minutes, and is a -1.
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Here was the #Preds Dante Fabbro elbow to the head of #LetsGoCanes Brock McGinn
🎥 @CanesOnFSCR pic.twitter.com/i2hnn5ifPh— Here's Your Replay ⬇️ (@HeresYourReplay) March 10, 2021
Predators defenceman Dante Fabbro has been suspended two games for elbowing Hurricanes forward Brock McGinn.https://t.co/1ZrdvfQFJI— Sportsnet (@Sportsnet) March 10, 2021
| G | A | PTS | ||
| Taylor Hall | 3 | - | 3 | |
| Brayden Point | 3 | - | 3 | |
| Brock Nelson | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
| Bryan Rust | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
| Pavel Zacha | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
| Quinn Hughes | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| Carter Verhaeghe | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| Erik Karlsson | - | 3 | 3 | |
| Elias Lindholm | - | 3 | 3 | |
| David Pastrnak | - | 3 | 3 | |
| Dylan Holloway | 2 | - | 2 | |
| Brad Marchand | 2 | - | 2 | |
| Aleksander Barkov | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Sam Bennett | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Sean Couturier | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Alex DeBrincat | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Jack Drury | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Cutter Gauthier | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Elias Pettersson | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Aliaksei Protas | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Complete stats | ||||
| STANDINGS 2024-2025 | ||||||
TOP 10 | GP | W | L | OL | PTS | |
Jets | 22 | 18 | 4 | - | 36 | |
Devils | 24 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 32 | |
Hurricanes | 21 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 31 | |
Wild | 21 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 30 | |
Golden Knights | 22 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 30 | |
Capitals | 21 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 29 | |
Maple Leafs | 21 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 28 | |
Flames | 22 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 27 | |
Stars | 20 | 13 | 7 | - | 26 | |
Rangers | 20 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 25 | |
| Conference | Cumulative | ||||||