The Nashville Predators forward was disciplined for an illegal check to the head of Colorado Avalanche forward Carl Soderberg in Game 4 of the Western Conference First Round on Wednesday.

Ryan Hartman has been suspended one game by the NHL Department of Player Safety.

Hartman, 23, will not be eligible for Game 5 at Nashville on Friday (9:30 p.m. ET; NBCSN, SN360, TVAS, FS-TN, ALT). The Predators lead the best-of-7 series 3-1.

The incident occurred 4:42 into the third period. Hartman was penalized for charging at 4:52, and Soderberg left the game.

Hartman has one goal in the series, averaging 11:11 of ice time. He had 31 points (11 goals, 20 assists) in 78 games with the Chicago Blackhawks and Predators during the regular season.

Hartman was acquired by Nashville in a trade with Chicago on Feb. 26.

Playing right wing on Nashville's fourth line, Hartman could be replaced by Miikka Salomaki or Scott Hartnell in Game 5. Salomaki had eight points (two goals, six assists) in 58 regular-season games, and Hartnell had 24 points (13 goals, 11 assists) in 62 games during the regular season.