Sabres’ Rasmus Dahlin ejected for boarding Trevor Zegras

Buffalo Sabres’ defenseman Rasmus Dahlin was ejected from Wednesday’s game against the Philadelphia Flyers after the Sabres’ captain delivered a hit from behind on forward Trevor Zegras.

The incident occurred late in the second period with the puck in the Sabres’ end. After Zegras’ shot ended up in the corner, he followed up and cycled it down low, with Dahlin finishing his check on the Flyers’ forward. A scrum would ensue with officials putting the Sabres’ defender in the penalty box.

After a video review, Dahlin was given a five-minute major for boarding and a game misconduct.

Dahlin finished the night with a minus-one rating, one shot and 15 penalty minutes in 16:34 of ice time. Meanwhile, Zegras scored a goal and had four shots in 14:19 of ice time.

The Flyers would go on to win 5-2.

After Wednesday night’s game, Dahlin has one goal and 16 assists for 17 points while averaging 24:34 of ice time in 24 games.

Through eight NHL seasons, the 25-year-old Dahlin has 84 goals and 293 assists for 377 points in 533 career regular-season games. His best season came in 2022-23, scoring 15 goals and hitting career highs in assists and points with 58 and 73, respectively.

Meanwhile, Zegras had 10 goals and 16 assists for 26 points in 26 games after Wednesday’s contest.

Since joining the league in 2020-21, Zegras has 77 goals and 135 assists for 212 points in 294 regular-season games.

The Flyers are now 15-8-3 with 33 points, while the Sabres are 11-2-4 with 26 points.