The NHL on Monday suspended Bruins forward Brad Marchand for three games for slew-footing Canucks defenseman Oliver Ekman-Larsson during BostonB次元官网网址檚 3-2 victory a day earlier.

It is the seventh suspension of MarchandB次元官网网址檚 career. He will lose about $92,000 in pay.

Late in the first period of Sunday nightB次元官网网址檚 game, the two players were pursuing the puck when Marchand hit Ekman-Larsson high and at the same time kicked the Canucks defensemenB次元官网网址檚 legs out from under him. No penalty was called at the time.

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MarchandB次元官网网址檚 history, which includes a two-game suspension for slew-footing in 2015, also played a role.

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