Tampa Bay Lightning forward ejected at World Championship after dirty play

During the first period, Tampa Bay Lightning and Team USA forward Michael Eyssimont found himself on the wrong end of a game misconduct. Just seconds after Swedish defenceman Rasmus Sandin shoots the puck out of his own zone, Eyssimont came in and went knee-on-knee with the Washington Capitals blue liner. Sandin was in a lot of pain and left for Sweden's dressing room after the hit.

The officials decided to give Eyssimont a five-minute major for kneeing and a game misconduct, ejecting him from the rest of the game, which is a big loss for the United States' second line.

The IIHF's Disciplinary Panel will certainly have a look at this and with the off-day tomorrow before the quarterfinals begin on Thursday, they'll take their time with reviewing the incident before making a decision on if supplemental discipline is required.