The hit happened in the final minute of the second period, and Holmstrom never returned. No penalty was assessed to Bennett on the play, however Bennett is almost certainly facing a suspension tomorrow.
During his post-game press release, Isles coach Lane Lambert called it a dangerous play, to the surprise of no one. Bennett's history isn't on his side, either.
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DÉCEMBRE 23 | 331 ANSWERS Sam Bennett Takes Islanders' Rookie Out of the Game with Ugly Knee-on-Knee Hit (VIDEO) Should Bennett be suspended? | ||
| Yes, 1-2 games | 75 | 22.7 % |
| Yes, 3-5 games | 83 | 25.1 % |
| Yes, 6+ games | 83 | 25.1 % |
| No suspension necessary | 90 | 27.2 % |
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| B | P | PTS | ||
| Brett Howden | 2 | - | 2 | |
| Shayne Gostisbehere | - | 2 | 2 | |
| Mitch Marner | - | 2 | 2 | |
| Mark Jankowski | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Seth Jarvis | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Jordan Staal | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Logan Stankoven | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Mark Stone | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Sebastian Aho | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Ivan Barbashev | - | 1 | 1 | |
| William Carrier | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Noah Hanifin | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Tomas Hertl | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Eric Robinson | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Andrei Svechnikov | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Frederik Andersen | - | - | - | |
| Rasmus Andersson | - | - | - | |
| Jackson Blake | - | - | - | |
| Jalen Chatfield | - | - | - | |
| Dylan Coghlan | - | - | - | |
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