Auston Matthews hits Mikhail Sergachev from behind - no call?

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Ryan
May 11, 2022 (10:52)

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Last night the Toronto Maple Leafs were hosting the Tampa Bay Lightning in game 5 of their series, and despite going down 2-0 early in the game, the Leafs stormed back to win 4-3 and take a 3-2 lead in the series.

During the second period with just under 2 minutes to go, Matthews finished a check on Lightning's Mikhail Sergachev, which was directly on the numbers and left him down on the ice hurt for a few minutes.

There was no penalty on the call, which considering the amount of penalties handed out in this series, is a little surprising.

Listen to this Youtuber doing his best George Parros impression on the hit.

I do not agree with his 5 game suspension idea, but I do believe this play should have atleast resulted in a penalty.

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11 MAI \| 212 ANSWERS Auston Matthews hits Mikhail Sergachev from behind - no call? Should Matthews been penalized?
yes	121	57.1 %
no	91	42.9 %
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Auston Matthews hits Mikhail Sergachev from behind - no call?

Last night the Toronto Maple Leafs were hosting the Tampa Bay Lightning in game 5 of their series, and despite going down 2-0 early in the game, the Leafs stormed back to win 4-3 and take a 3-2 lead in the series.

Should Matthews been penalized?