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Wade Vandervort

Vegas Golden Knights right wing Ryan Reaves (75) after being pulled out of a fight during the first period of Game 7 of an NHL hockey Stanley Cup first-round playoff series against the Minnesota Wild at T-Mobile Arena Friday, May 28, 2021.

Denver — 

Golden Knights forward Ryan Reaves was handed a two-game suspension by the NHL’s Department of Player Safety on Monday following the match penalty in Game 1 against the Colorado Avalanche on Sunday.

He will be eligible to return in Game 4.

Reaves was given a match penalty for intent to injure in the third period Sunday after he slammed Colorado defenseman Ryan Graves to the ground and appeared to press his knee on Graves’ head. It triggered a scrum where the teams combined for four misconducts and 59 penalty minutes.

A player who commits a match penalty is ejected from the game and “shall be automatically suspended from further competition until the commissioner has ruled on the issue,” according to the NHL rule book.

Reaves was given two roughing minors in addition to the match penalty, which carries a similar charge to a major in regard to power plays. The Golden Knights were forced to kill a rare nine-minute Colorado power play on which the Avalanche scored.

It is the second time in two years Reaves was suspended in the playoffs. He was also assessed a match penalty in last year’s second round against the Canucks for a hit on Tyler Motte. He missed one game, the opening game of the Western Conference Final against the Stars.

This is Reaves’ third career suspension. He was also given three games for boarding in 2016 while he played for the St. Louis Blues.

Article written by #LasVegasSun

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