The NHL's Department of Player Safety announced on Monday that Boston Bruins forward Brad Marchand has been suspended three games for slew-footing Vancouver Canucks defenceman Oliver Ekman-Larsson.
The incident occurred about halfway through the first period of Sunday night's contest. Marchand and Ekman-Larsson skating towards Vancouver's bench, trying to win a puck race, when Marchand appears to kick Ekman-Larsson legs, causing him to fall. Marchand did not receive a penalty on the play.
🚨🚨🚨Player Safety: #NHLBruins Brad Marchand will have a hearing today for Slew-footing #Canucks Oliver Ekman-Larsson.
-Per @NHLPlayerSafety
pic.twitter.com/EEcLVd43Iw— Hockey Hound (@HockeyHoundShow) November 29, 2021
Marchand, 33, has appeared in nineteen games for the Bruins this season, where he's recorded twenty-four points (nine goals, fifteen assists), thirty-two penalty minutes, and is a plus/minus-zero.
The Halifax, Nova Scotia native will be eligible to return to the Bruins lineup on Wednesday, December 8th against the Vancouver Canucks.
Boston's Brad Marchand has been suspended for three games for Slew-footing Vancouver's Oliver Ekman-Larsson. https://t.co/SpI0MVHulW— NHL Player Safety (@NHLPlayerSafety) November 29, 2021
