Matthews was banned from hitting a crossbar with an opponent’s neck and lower head.
Hockey League NHL discipline gave Toronto Maple Leafs a U.S. striker Auston Matthewsille a two-match ban, the league announced on their website.
Toronto’s No. 1 center Matthews beats Swedish defender Buffalo Sabers in an open air match on Sunday Rasmus Dahlinia with a strongly transverse racket to Claus Andersen / Lehtikuvaseud.
The third the situation at the end of the batch was preceded by a scuffle in which Dahlin and Matthews punched each other on several occasions. Both players were sentenced to two-minute penalties for crossbows.
Matthews, 24, is losing more than $ 116,000 in income due to his ban. The American has scored a whopping 45 goals in his 56 matches of the season and leads the NHL goal exchange by a clear margin.
Matthews also scored a goal against Buffalo, but Sabers won the match 5-2.
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