The Los Angeles Kings will be without the services of defenseman Drew Doughty in Game Two of the first round. Doughty was suspended this afternoon by the Department of Player Safety as punishment for an “illegal check to the head” on William Carrier. The explanation:
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Earlier today, we speculated that Doughty might avoid a suspension because the hit didn’t rise to the level of an ejection and wasn’t committed by a previously suspended player.