Winnipeg Jets forward Mark Scheifele took issue Friday with getting suspended four games for his hit on Montreal Canadiens forward Jake Evans during Game 1 of their second-round playoff series.

Scheifele began his suspension with Game 2 on Friday, a 1-0 Jets loss. He would be eligible to return to the best-of-7 series for Game 6, if it is necessary.

Winnipeg Jets star center Mark Scheifele defended his hit that put Montreal Canadiens forward Jake Evans on a stretcher and said the NHL was "excessive" in giving him a four-game suspension for it ...

Starting with Friday’s Game 2, they are going to be without Scheifele for the next four games as he sits out due to a suspension the NHL Department of Player Safety handed out for charging Jake Evans.

It will be a while, though, before the Canadiens see Scheifele back on the ice. The 10th-year center received a four-game suspension from the NHL Thursday for his hit on Evans.

Scheifele served the final match of his four-game suspension from the end of 2021-22 against Anaheim on Wednesday and is eligible to play versus San Jose on Saturday.

Since the suspension is under six games, Scheifele can only appeal to NHL commissioner Gary Bettman. He's unable to appeal to a neutral arbitrator, per the Collective Bargaining Agreement.

Before Game 2 of Jets - Canadiens, Mark Scheifele and Paul Maurice reacted to Scheifele’s four-game suspension for his hit on Jake Evans. To little surprise, both Maurice and Scheifele called that ...

The Jets' Mark Scheifele called his four-game suspension for his hit to the head of Canadiens forward Jake Evans in Game 1 of the North Division final "excessive," but said he would not appeal the ...