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NHL hands Habs foward Paquette 2-game suspension for boarding incident – Montreal
The NHL has suspended Montreal Canadiens ahead Cédric Paquette two video games with out pay for boarding Anaheim Geese ahead Trevor Zegras.
The incident occurred within the first interval of the Geese’ 4-2 win over visiting Montreal on Sunday.
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Paquette was assessed a serious penalty and sport misconduct for boarding.
Paquette will forfeit US$9,500 in wage. He will likely be eligible to return when Montreal hosts the Vegas Golden Knights on Saturday.
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