Bowen Byram slashes Jesse Puljujarvi in the most painful spot
Buffalo Sabres defenseman shocked the hockey world with his brutal below-the-belt hit on Pittsburgh Penguins right winger Jesse Puljujärvi during today's game in the IIHF World Championships.
The International Ice Hockey Federation World Championships are underway in Czechia, with sixteen countries participating. However, during one game earlier today between Group A teams Canada and Finland, Bowen Byram slashed Jesse Puljujärvi between the legs, resulting in the Sabres defenseman's ejection.
This hit was in response to a prior, less obvious cup-check by Puljujärvi. This ultimately led to a game-misconduct and five-minute major penalty for Byram, and a two-minute roughing call on Pulljujärvi.
Puljujarvi received a two-minute roughing call on the play."
Fans watching the game are split on the calls given to each player. Many find the penalty disparity inappropriate, while others find any repercussions for these hits unnecessary.
Unfortunately for Puljujärvi, he had scored Team Finland's final goal before Byram's hit, with the final score of 5-3. Team Canada has now guaranteed their position in the quarter-finals.
Canada triumphed with a 5-3 victory over Finland in a pivotal match at the 2024 IIHF Ice Hockey World Championship in Prague, reinforcing their position for the quarter-finals...."
Canada will play their next game tomorrow against Sweden, with Finland playing their match against Denmark the following day. With all teams vying to dethrone Czechia from the top spot, these will certainly be exciting games to watch.
| POLL | ||
MAI 18 | 99 ANSWERS Bowen Byram slashes Jesse Puljujarvi in the most painful spot Was Bowen Byram's penalty for this hit on Jesse Puljujärvi appropriate? | ||
| Yes | 42 | 42.4 % |
| No, too long | 34 | 34.3 % |
| No, too short | 23 | 23.2 % |
| LIST OF POLLS | ||
| G | A | PTS | ||
| Zachary Werenski | 2 | 3 | 5 | |
| Sean Monahan | 1 | 3 | 4 | |
| Jesper Bratt | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
| Jack Hughes | - | 3 | 3 | |
| Nikita Kucherov | - | 3 | 3 | |
| Kent Johnson | 2 | - | 2 | |
| Alexander Wennberg | 2 | - | 2 | |
| Mitchell Chaffee | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Anthony Cirelli | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Matthew Coronato | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Frederick Gaudreau | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Conor Geekie | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Brandon Hagel | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Stefan Noesen | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Igor Sharangovich | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Dmitry Voronkov | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Ivan Barbashev | - | 2 | 2 | |
| Macklin Celebrini | - | 2 | 2 | |
| Mikael Granlund | - | 2 | 2 | |
| Noah Hanifin | - | 2 | 2 | |
| Complete stats | ||||
| STANDINGS 2024-2025 | ||||||
TOP 10 | GP | W | L | OL | PTS | |
Jets | 19 | 16 | 3 | - | 32 | |
Hurricanes | 18 | 14 | 4 | - | 28 | |
Capitals | 18 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 27 | |
Wild | 18 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 27 | |
Maple Leafs | 20 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 26 | |
Devils | 21 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 26 | |
Rangers | 17 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 25 | |
Panthers | 19 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 25 | |
Stars | 18 | 12 | 6 | - | 24 | |
Golden Knights | 19 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 24 | |
| Conference | Cumulative | ||||||