technical details
  1. is_video => false
  2. alias => "boston\/\/bruins\/source-benning-wont-face-league-discipline-hit-backes"
  3. nid => "819441"
  4. title => "Source: Benning won't face league discipline for hit on Backes"
  5. is_chrome_page => false
  6. article_body => "<p>Former Bruins draft pick Matt Benning won\u2019t be facing any supplemental discipline for a hit in Edmonton's victory over the Bruins on Thursday night that essentially knocked B\u2019s forward David Backes out of the game, per a hockey source. &nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/OilersNation\/status\/1053093888439705600\n<p>Benning lined Backes up in the neutral zone on his first shift of the first period and drilled the big Bruins center with a shoulder hit that appeared to mostly get him in the chest, but it also clearly caught some of his chin\/head given how dazed he was in the aftermath. Benning wasn\u2019t whistled for a penalty and Backes sat out the rest of the first period for precautionary reasons and played only six-plus minutes in the game.<\/p>\n<p>Afterward, Bruce Cassidy said that Backes was \u201cokay\u201d and he was cleared to continue playing even if he was used sparingly.<\/p>\n<p><strong>MORE BRUINS<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/boston\/bruins\/bruins-look-they-need-outside-help-forward-big-way\" target=\"_self\">B's in the trade hunt for forward help?<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\"David was OK,\"&nbsp;Cassidy offered after the loss, his team's second in as many nights. \"We didn\u2019t use him as much because he missed some time and we want the player\u2019s safety first. But it\u2019s good to see he was able to be cleared to get back in the game and hopefully he\u2019s good to go Saturday [against the Canucks].\"<\/p>\n<p>The sense of the hit from a league perspective was that the head was not the main point of contact on the body check and that the video replays were also fairly inconclusive that it was anything beyond a hard shoulder to Backes\u2019 chest. Benning has no prior history with the NHL Department of Player Safety. He also had to exit the game with a separate injury suffered after the Backes hit.<\/p>\n<p>The concern, of course, is that Backes, at 34, has had multiple concussions. After more than 800 games played in the league, those head hits are beginning to add up for the rugged veteran.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em><a href=\"https:\/\/smart.link\/5bb76e2c06579?site_id=Dig_RSN_Bos&amp;creative_id=nbcsbos1075&amp;cp_4=www.nbcsports.com&amp;cp_1=washington&amp;cp_2=myteams-nbc-sports&amp;cp_3=nbcsbos1075\">Click here<\/a>&nbsp;to download the new MyTeams App by NBC Sports! Receive comprehensive coverage of your teams and stream the Celtics easily on your device.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><div class=\"field-item even\" style=\"max-width: 753px; width: 100%;\">\r\n <h3 class=\"media-card__title\" style=\"width:100%; max-width:753px;\">NBC SPORTS BOSTON SCHEDULE<\/h3>\r\n <div class=\"stanzacal\" data-width=\"100%\" data-height=\"250px\"><\/div>\r\n <script src=\"https:\/\/dff2h0hbfv6w4.cloudfront.net\/scripts\/embed-stanzacal-v1.js\" type=\"text\/javascript\"><\/script>\r\n <\/div><\/p>\n"
  7. author => "Joe Haggerty"
  8. mps => {"author":"Joe Haggerty","league":"","sport":"","sponsor":""}
  9. published => "1539968700"
  10. created => "1539969336"
  11. changed => "1539979508"
  12. status => "1"
  13. hero_image_credit => "File Photo"
  14. tags => [{"tid":"19161","name":"David Backes","url":"tags\/david-backes"},{"tid":"1076","name":"Edmonton Oilers","url":"tags\/edmonton-oilers"},{"tid":"2691","name":"Boston Bruins","url":"tags\/boston-bruins"},{"tid":"12691","name":"Joe Haggerty","url":"tags\/joe-haggerty"},{"tid":"33396","name":"Matt Benning","url":"tags\/matt-benning"}]
  15. section => "Bruins"
  16. team => "Boston Bruins"
  17. chrome_data => "{\"league\":\"\",\"sport\":\"\",\"sponsor\":\"\"}"
  18. image => {"uri":"public:\/\/archive\/assets_article\/boston\/2018\/10\/19\/screen_shot_2018-10-19_at_1.13.53_pm.png","alt":"screen_shot_2018-10-19_at_1.13.53_pm.png","title":"Source: Benning won't face league discipline for hit on Backes"}
  19. sponsor => ""
  20. region => "boston"
  21. fb_url => "https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/dialog\/share?app_id=318214485357680&href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.nbcsports.com%2Fboston%2Fbruins%2Fsource-benning-wont-face-league-discipline-hit-backes&display=popup"
  22. tw_url => "https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=Source%3A%20Benning%20won%27t%20face%20league%20discipline%20for%20hit%20on%20Backes&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.nbcsports.com%2Fboston%2Fbruins%2Fsource-benning-wont-face-league-discipline-hit-backes&original_referer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.nbcsports.com%2Fboston%2Fbruins%2Fsource-benning-wont-face-league-discipline-hit-backes"
  23. mailto => "mailto:?subject=Source%3A%20Benning%20won%27t%20face%20league%20discipline%20for%20hit%20on%20Backes&body=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.nbcsports.com%2Fboston%2Fbruins%2Fsource-benning-wont-face-league-discipline-hit-backes"
  24. tags_hide => []
  25. type => "article"
  26. meta => {"file":"\/mnt\/gfs\/rsnunited\/sites\/default\/files\/archive\/article\/boston\/bruins\/source-benning-wont-face-league-discipline-hit-backes.json","assets":["public:\/\/archive\/assets_article\/boston\/2018\/10\/19\/screen_shot_2018-10-19_at_1.13.53_pm.png"]}
  27. orig_image => {"uri":"public:\/\/2018\/10\/19\/screen_shot_2018-10-19_at_1.13.53_pm.png","alt":"screen_shot_2018-10-19_at_1.13.53_pm.png","title":"Source: Benning won't face league discipline for hit on Backes"}
  28. article_type => "article"
Bruins

Bruins

Former Bruins draft pick Matt Benning won’t be facing any supplemental discipline for a hit in Edmonton's victory over the Bruins on Thursday night that essentially knocked B’s forward David Backes out of the game, per a hockey source.  

https://twitter.com/OilersNation/status/1053093888439705600

Benning lined Backes up in the neutral zone on his first shift of the first period and drilled the big Bruins center with a shoulder hit that appeared to mostly get him in the chest, but it also clearly caught some of his chin/head given how dazed he was in the aftermath. Benning wasn’t whistled for a penalty and Backes sat out the rest of the first period for precautionary reasons and played only six-plus minutes in the game.

Afterward, Bruce Cassidy said that Backes was “okay” and he was cleared to continue playing even if he was used sparingly.

MORE BRUINS

"David was OK," Cassidy offered after the loss, his team's second in as many nights. "We didn’t use him as much because he missed some time and we want the player’s safety first. But it’s good to see he was able to be cleared to get back in the game and hopefully he’s good to go Saturday [against the Canucks]."

The sense of the hit from a league perspective was that the head was not the main point of contact on the body check and that the video replays were also fairly inconclusive that it was anything beyond a hard shoulder to Backes’ chest. Benning has no prior history with the NHL Department of Player Safety. He also had to exit the game with a separate injury suffered after the Backes hit.

 

The concern, of course, is that Backes, at 34, has had multiple concussions. After more than 800 games played in the league, those head hits are beginning to add up for the rugged veteran. 

Click here to download the new MyTeams App by NBC Sports! Receive comprehensive coverage of your teams and stream the Celtics easily on your device.

NBC SPORTS BOSTON SCHEDULE