VANCOUVER, British Columbia -- The Detroit Red Wings have sent the NHL the medical report on defenseman Brad Stuart, as per the league's request, and are hoping and expecting that Calgary forward Tom Kostopoulos gets suspended.



Kostopoulous' blindside hit to the head midway through the third period resulted in a broken jaw for Stuart, who is out six-to-eight weeks with two non-displaced fractures.



"It's outside the boundaries of the rules,'' Red Wings general manager Ken Holland said. "The league is looking into it. We feel it's a suspension. It was a late hit, the player was unsuspecting.



"We lost an important player for a significant time on a needless play. My anticipation is it's going to be a suspension.''



Stuart does not need surgery and did not need to have his jaw wired shut, trainer Piet Van Zant said.



Holland said Stuart would return home to San Jose on Sunday.





Tom Kostopoulos breaks Brad Stuart's jaw