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Boston Bruins defenseman Charlie McAvoy has been suspended for four games by the NHL Department of Player Safety for an illegal check to the head of Florida Panthers defenseman Oliver Ekman-Larsson during Boston's overtime win on Monday night.
McAvoy received a match penalty at 9 minutes, 24 seconds of the third period.
After goalie Sergei Bobrovsky saved a shot by Boston's Brad Marchand, Ekman-Larsson corralled the puck and passed it to Panthers teammate Anton Lundell. After the pass, McAvoy delivered a high hit on Ekman-Larsson, striking the defenseman on the head.