During last night's game between the Seattle Kraken and LA Kings, Kraken forward Eeli Tolvanen was attempting to chase a puck into to corner when he ran face-first into the back of the referee. The official, Furman South, headed head-first towards the boards, but managed to turn his head at the last second. Still, he was clearly shaken up.
As you can see, Tolvanen did make sure southl was ok before he skated away. South shook it off and remained in the game.

This is not the first time South has been hurt during a game this season. He took a stick to the face during the opening faceoff of the second period in a game between the Columbus Blue Jackets and San Jose Sharks on Nov. 10, 2023.
Source: HouseOfHockey.net
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DÉCEMBRE 17 | 220 ANSWERS Kraken Star May Face Suspension After Vicious Hit From Behind on Referee Thoughts on the play? | ||
| Get out of the way, ref! | 124 | 56.4 % |
| Tolvanen needs to be more careful | 61 | 27.7 % |
| I'm not sure | 35 | 15.9 % |
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YESTERDAY
APRIL 19, 2026
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| G | A | PTS | ||
| Juraj Slafkovsky | 3 | - | 3 | |
| Tage Thompson | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
| Morgan Geekie | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| David Pastrnak | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| Jake Guentzel | - | 3 | 3 | |
| Brandon Hagel | 2 | - | 2 | |
| Colton Sissons | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Alex Tuch | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Cole Caufield | - | 2 | 2 | |
| Noah Hanifin | - | 2 | 2 | |
| Nikita Kucherov | - | 2 | 2 | |
| Nick Suzuki | - | 2 | 2 | |
| Josh Anderson | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Ivan Barbashev | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Logan Cooley | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Nic Dowd | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Artturi Lehkonen | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Elias Lindholm | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Logan O'Connor | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Artemi Panarin | 1 | - | 1 | |
| COMPLETE STATS | ||||
| 2025-2026 NHL STANDINGS | ||||||
| GP | W | L | OL | PTS | ||
| Sabres | 82 | 50 | 23 | 9 | 109 | |
| Lightning | 82 | 50 | 26 | 6 | 106 | |
| Canadiens | 82 | 48 | 24 | 10 | 106 | |
| Bruins | 82 | 45 | 27 | 10 | 100 | |
| Senators | 82 | 44 | 27 | 11 | 99 | |
| Red Wings | 82 | 41 | 31 | 10 | 92 | |
| Panthers | 82 | 40 | 38 | 4 | 84 | |
| Maple Leafs | 82 | 32 | 36 | 14 | 78 | |
| GP | W | L | OL | PTS | ||
| Hurricanes | 82 | 53 | 22 | 7 | 113 | |
| Penguins | 82 | 41 | 25 | 16 | 98 | |
| Flyers | 82 | 43 | 27 | 12 | 98 | |
| Capitals | 82 | 43 | 30 | 9 | 95 | |
| Blue Jackets | 82 | 40 | 30 | 12 | 92 | |
| Islanders | 82 | 43 | 34 | 5 | 91 | |
| Devils | 82 | 42 | 37 | 3 | 87 | |
| Rangers | 82 | 34 | 39 | 9 | 77 | |
| GP | W | L | OL | PTS | ||
| Avalanche | 82 | 55 | 16 | 11 | 121 | |
| Stars | 82 | 50 | 20 | 12 | 112 | |
| Wild | 82 | 46 | 24 | 12 | 104 | |
| Mammoth | 82 | 43 | 33 | 6 | 92 | |
| Blues | 82 | 37 | 33 | 12 | 86 | |
| Predators | 82 | 38 | 34 | 10 | 86 | |
| Jets | 82 | 35 | 35 | 12 | 82 | |
| Blackhawks | 82 | 29 | 39 | 14 | 72 | |
| GP | W | L | OL | PTS | ||
| Golden Knights | 82 | 39 | 26 | 17 | 95 | |
| Oilers | 82 | 41 | 30 | 11 | 93 | |
| Ducks | 82 | 43 | 33 | 6 | 92 | |
| Kings | 82 | 35 | 27 | 20 | 90 | |
| Sharks | 82 | 39 | 35 | 8 | 86 | |
| Kraken | 82 | 34 | 37 | 11 | 79 | |
| Flames | 82 | 34 | 39 | 9 | 77 | |
| Canucks | 82 | 25 | 49 | 8 | 58 | |
COMPLETE STANDINGS | ||||||