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Gryba gets two-game suspension for ‘illegal’ hit on Eller

Lars Eller stretchered off ice

Ottawa defenseman Eric Gryba has been suspended two games for his hit that sent Montreal forward Lars Eller to the hospital with a concussion and facial fractures on Thursday evening.

The NHL’s Department of Player Safety ruled that Gryba “made Eller’s head the principal point of conduct, causing a serious injury.”

According to the ruling, Gryba did not make “enough of a full-body check” for the hit to be deemed legal.

Gryba was given a five-minute major for interference and a game misconduct on the play.

Eller has since been released from the hospital.