New York Rangers forward Andrew Desjardins has been suspended two preseason games for an illegal check to the head of New Jersey Devils forward Miles Wood, the NHL Department of Player Safety announced on Monday.
The incident in question occurred in the first period of Saturday's game, during which Desjardins received a match penalty for illegal check to the head.
The news is not great for Desjardins who will now miss the Rangers' final two preseason games Monday and Tuesday against the Philadelphia Flyers. The 31-year-old is currently on a professional tryout with the club.
Meanwhile, Wood appears to have escaped serious injury as he passed concussion protocol upon examination after the hit, he told NorthJersey.com's Andrew Gross.
