Trouba suspended 2 games for elbowing Knights' Dorofeyev
New York Rangers captain Jacob Trouba has been suspended two games for elbowing Vegas Golden Knights rookie Pavel Dorofeyev during Friday's contest, the NHL's Department of Player Safety announced on Saturday.
Trouba was not penalized for the incident, which occurred late in the second period of the Rangers' 5-2 loss. Dorofeyev was unable to return to the game.
Jacob Trouba’s elbow on Pavel Dorofeyev that forced a hearing with the Department of Player Safety. The play was not penalized. #NYR #VegasBorn
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Dorofeyev did not return to the game following this play. pic.twitter.com/OL1q4V28ht
Both players were jockeying for position in New York's zone following a faceoff. Trouba's elbow struck Dorofeyev up high, knocking the forward to the ice. The league found that Trouba wasn't attempting to make a play on the puck, nor was the motion natural or incidental.
Trouba had previously been suspended once and fined twice in his 727-game NHL career. In 2017, he was handed a two-game ban for an illegal check to Mark Stone's head.
The defenseman missed the Rangers' clash against the Ottawa Senators on Saturday and won't play in New York's showdown against the Colorado Avalanche on Feb. 5 following the All-Star break.