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Ovechkin suspended 2 games for knee-to-knee hit

Tuesday, 12.01.2009 / 4:51 PM / News
Associated Press

ARLINGTON, Va. (AP) -Alex Ovechkin has been suspended for two games for his latest on-ice indiscretion.

The NHL disciplined the Washington Capitals star Tuesday, a day after his knee-to-knee hit on Tim Gleason in a 3-2 win over the Carolina Hurricanes.

The league's reigning two-time MVP hurt his right knee in the collision. He was in obvious pain on the ice for several minutes. He said Tuesday the knee was merely sore and the injury is "not that serious."

Ovechkin has been ejected from two of the Capitals' last three games. Coach Bruce Boudreau now wonders if it's time for his star forward to tone down his "pretty reckless" style.

This is first career suspension for Ovechkin, who entered the league in 2005.

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