Coyotes’ Rinaldo given hearing to assess punch

Arizona Coyotes left wing

Zac Rinaldo was offered an inperson hearing with the NHL’S department of player safety to assess his punch to unsuspecting Colorado defenseman Samuel Girard on Saturday.

Midway through the second period of the Avalanche’s 6-2 win, Rinaldo hit Avs center Nathan Mackinnon in the neutral zone. Girard responded by confronting Rinaldo, who then dropped the rookie with a punch.

Rinaldo amassed 15 penalty minutes on the play.

Rinaldo, 27, has been suspended four times since his rookie season of 2011-12 for a total of 19 games. He has two goals and one assist in 31 games this season.

Oilers: X-rays on captain Connor Mcdavid’s left foot came back negative, and he isn’t expected to miss any games, coach Todd Mclellan said.

The center limped off late in Edmonton’s 4-1 win over Montreal on Saturday after blocking a shot.

Avalanche: Defenseman Tyson Barrie suffered a fractured hand when blocking a shot Saturday and is expected to miss multiple weeks, the team said. League Baseball.

“I feel like a big dog at a pet shop that hasn’t been sold,” Suzuki, 44, told Kyodo news.

Suzuki, who has 3,080 hits in MLB, has said he wants to play until he’s 50. He said he might consider playing again in Japan.

Suzuki played nine seasons with the Orix Blue Wave in the Nippon Professional Baseball league before moving to the U.S. in 2001.

Indians: Second baseman Jason Kipnis, who played 11 games in center field this year, could be a contingency option in left field if Michael Brantley (shoulder) isn’t ready for the start of the 2018 season, general manager Chris Antonetti said.

Rockies: Infielder Dante Bichette Jr., 25, who had a

.352 on-base percentage at Double-a Trenton in the Yankees’ organization in 2017, signed a minor league deal with Colorado.