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SEATTLE — Minnesota Wild forward Ryan Hartman returned after serving an eight-game suspension for slamming an opponent's head to the ice. Hartman was in the lineup Tuesday night against the Seattle Kraken, playing for the first time since Feb. 1. The 30-year-old Hartman was punished for roughing Ottawa Senators forward Tim Stutzle last month, leaving him with bruising above his left eye and five stitches. NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman originally suspended him for 10 games and later agreed to reduce the penalty by two games upon the union's recommendation following Hartman's in-person hearing.
