Brad Marchand handed hefty suspension for Tristan Jarry incident originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston
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The Boston Bruins will be without star winger Brad Marchand for the next couple of weeks.
The Department of Player Safety announced Wednesday that Marchand has been handed a six-game suspension for his roughing and high sticking against Pittsburgh Penguins goaltender Tristan Jarry. With less than 30 seconds left in Tuesday night's game, Marchand took a swing at Jarry before hitting him in the mask with his stick.
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This is Marchand's second suspension this season. He also was suspended for three games in November for slew-footing Vancouver Canucks defenseman Oliver Ekman-Larsson.
The six-game ban means Marchand won't be back on the ice until Feb. 24 in Seattle. It's a big blow for the B's, who will be without their most productive offensive player for a while. Marchand leads Boston with 49 points (21 goals, 28 assists) this season.
