Toronto Maple Leafs forward Bobby McMann has been suspended for one game for high-sticking Tampa Bay Lightning forward Oliver Bjorkstrand, the NHL’s Department of Player Safety announced Tuesday.

McMann had a hearing with Player Safety on Tuesday after receiving a match penalty for the play on Monday.

McMann chopped down his stick on Bjorkstrand, striking him in the shoulder area during a third-period scrum that broke out following a knee-on-knee hit that left Maple Leafs defenceman Dakota Mermis injured.

Lightning forward Gage Goncalves received a five-minute kneeing major and 10-minute game misconduct on the play, while Maple Leafs forward Dakota Joshua and Lightning defenceman Max Crozier were handed five-minute majors for fighting.

McMann, 29, has eight goals and six assists in 29

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