Automatic ban for Vaananen

In the 55th minute of Tuesday’s game in Nizhny Novgorod between Torpedo and Jokerit, visiting defenseman Ossi Vaananen earned a minor plus misconduct penalty (2+10 minutes) for checking to the head and neck area – the third misconduct penalty imposed on the player this season. Vaananen therefore incurs an automatic one-game ban for repeat offending.