<p>Not even 24 hours after Auston Matthews sent a cross-check to Rasmus Dahlin, the NHL has already come down with a ruling.</p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">Toronto’s Auston Matthews has been suspended for two games for Cross-checking Buffalo’s Rasmus Dahlin. <a href="https://t.co/yZaJTAZHjv">https://t.co/yZaJTAZHjv</a></p>
<p>&mdash; NHL Player Safety (@NHLPlayerSafety) <a href="https://twitter.com/NHLPlayerSafety/status/1503422011640528901?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 14, 2022</a></p></blockquote>
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<p>The two got into it during the third period of Sunday&#8217;s Heritage Classic game in Hamilton. Both players each traded shoves before Matthews cross-checked Dahlin.</p>
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<p>&mdash; Tony X (@soIoucity) <a href="https://twitter.com/soIoucity/status/1503140335752556549?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 13, 2022</a></p></blockquote>
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<p>This is Matthews&#8217; first piece of supplemental discipline in the NHL since joining the league in 2016. According to TLN&#8217;s David Alter, the centreman will lose over $100K in the two-game suspension.</p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">Auston Matthews will forfeit $116,402.50 in salary for his 2 game suspension.  <a href="https://twitter.com/reporterchris?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@reporterchris</a> will tell you what that is in <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Bitcoin?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Bitcoin</a></p>
<p>&mdash; David Alter (@dalter) <a href="https://twitter.com/dalter/status/1503423121310822404?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 14, 2022</a></p></blockquote>
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<p>The 24-year-old will serve his two games and won&#8217;t be able to return to the Maple Leafs&#8217; lineup until their game on Saturday vs. Nashville.</p>


Not even 24 hours after Auston Matthews sent a cross-check to Rasmus Dahlin, the NHL has already come down with a ruling.

https://twitter.com/NHLPlayerSafety/status/1503422011640528901?s=20&amp;t=cLFm_qPSwpmNJOG6-MP8Zw

The two got into it during the third period of Sunday's Heritage Classic game in Hamilton. Both players each traded shoves before Matthews cross-checked Dahlin.

https://twitter.com/soIoucity/status/1503140335752556549?s=20&amp;t=cLFm_qPSwpmNJOG6-MP8Zw

This is Matthews' first piece of supplemental discipline in the NHL since joining the league in 2016. According to TLN's David Alter, the centreman will lose over $100K in the two-game suspension.

https://twitter.com/dalter/status/1503423121310822404?s=20&amp;t=cLFm_qPSwpmNJOG6-MP8Zw

The 24-year-old will serve his two games and won't be able to return to the Maple Leafs' lineup until their game on Saturday vs. Nashville.

Auston Matthews suspended two games for cross-check on Rasmus Dahlin

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