Golden Knights' Cotter ejected for head shot on Capitals' Kuznetsov

Vegas Golden Knights forward Paul Cotter was assessed a game penalty for an illegal check to the head of Washington Capitals forward Evgeny Kuznetsov in the team's 3-0 loss on Tuesday.

The collision occurred at 5:18 of the second period.

Kuznetsov left the game after the play but returned to the bench later in the period.

Cotter hasn't been suspended or fined in his 77-game NHL career.

Golden Knights forward Brett Howden was suspended two games for an illegal check to the head of Seattle Kraken forward Brandon Tanev in the first game of the former team's season.