Malkin Suspended for NHL's Risky Stick Swing

0:00Here's more NHL news for March 7th. The NHL's Department of Player Safety has suspended Pittsburgh Penguin Center, Evgeny Malkin, for five games after he slashed Buffalo Sabers' defenseman. Rasmus Dallin, he'll forfeit $158,854.15 in salary, which goes straight to the players. Emergency Assistance Fund. This all went down during Thursday night's match-up between the Penguins and Sabers. After Dallin gave Malkin a cross-check, the Penguin star swung a stick upward with both hands and caught Dallin in the helmet and shoulder area. Dallin was clearly hurting, holding his face as he headed to the penalty box for a two-minute cross-checking minor. Malkin drew a two-minute minor for cross-checking himself, plus a five-minute major for slashing that a teammate served, and a 10-minute game, misconduct. League officials called it a deliberate stick swing delivered with real force at a risky height, ruling out any accident or loss of balance. Malkin now has a track record with five prior fines and two suspensions, mostly for stick

1:04fouls, like his $5,000 fine last November for slashing. He'll miss just over a week in returns March 16th when Pittsburgh visits the Colorado Avalanche. This episode is brought to you in partnership with our sponsor. Press play. Put your head down. Sound is already there. S-O-L-L-I, solelypillow.com.