The NHL won't suspend Canucks forward Alexandre Burrows for the instigator penalty he was assessed Sunday during Game 3 of his team's first-round Stanley Cup playoff series against the Flames. The penalty will remain on Burrows' record, however.
The league's Department of Player Safety explained the ruling via Twitter on Monday.
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(1) Upon standard review mandated by Rule 46. 22, NHL has determined that VAN's Alex Burrows shall not be suspended for Game 4 vs. Calgary.
— NHL Player Safety (@NHLPlayerSafety) April 20, 2015(2) Incident deemed "not related to the score, previous incidents in the game or prior games, retaliatory in nature, "message sending."
— NHL Player Safety (@NHLPlayerSafety) April 20, 2015To be clear, we didn't rescinded the Instigator penalty. We only rescinded the 1 game suspension. Instigator remains on Burrows' record.
— Damian Echevarrieta (@Ech28) April 20, 2015Burrows received the penalty at 18:35 of the third period for scrapping with Flames defenseman Kris Russell. He was assessed a fighting major and a game misconduct in addition to boarding and instigator minors.
Burrows, 34, scored 33 points (18 goals, 15 assists) in 70 games during the regular season. He has added two assists in the first three games of the series.
Calgary will host Vancouver for Game 4 on Tuesday at 10 p.m. ET. The Flames took a 2-1 lead in the series with a 4-2 win Sunday.