VIDEO: Canadiens' Beaulieu earns match penalty for cross-check on Rinaldo
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Montreal Canadiens defenseman Nathan Beaulieu was assessed a match penalty late in Saturday's tilt with the rival Boston Bruins for a high cross-check on Zac Rinaldo.
The penalty was assessed as a result of a perceived intent to injure.
All match penalties are reviewed by the NHL's Department of Player Safety, and carry a one-game suspension pending a reversal from the league.
Thus, Beaulieu will certainly be getting a phone call from the NHL, although the Canadiens may argue that he was protecting himself from the traditionally unpredictable Rinaldo, who's no stranger to supplemental discipline himself.
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