Players suspended for hits
ByReuters
Updated 18/04/2012 at 04:31 GMT
Chicago Blackhawks forward Andrew Shaw and Pittsburgh forward Arron Asham have both received multi-game suspensions for illegal hits during first-round action of the NHL play-offs.
Phoenix Coyotes goalie Mike Smith (41) stays down on the ice after beiging hit behind his net by Chicago Blackhawks center Andrew Shaw (65) in the 2nd period during Game 2 of the NHL Western Conference quarter-final hockey playoffs in Glendale, Arizona Ap
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Asham has been banned four games for cross-checking Philadelphia's Brayden Schenn while Shaw was suspended for three games for hitting Phoenix Coyotes goalie Mike Smith.
Shaw began serving his suspension on Tuesday when the Blackhawks resumed play against Phoenix while Asham's suspension begins on Wednesday when the Penguins play Game Four in Philadelphia.
The first round of the play-offs have been characterised by outbursts of fighting and physical play, particularly in Game Three of the series between Pittsburgh and Philadelphia.
The game featured 133 penalty minutes and first period ejections of Pittsburgh's Kris Letang and Asham and Philadelphia's Kimmo Timonen.
Pittsburgh's James Neal was banned one game for charging Philadelphia's Claude Giroux in Game Three while Washington's Nicklas Backstrom received a one-game penalty for cross-checking Boston's Rich Peverley in Game Three of their series.
The Bruins and Capitals play the fourth game of their series on Thursday in Washington.
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