OTTAWA, Ontario -- Ottawa Senators forward Austin Watson has been suspended two games for a hit on Boston's Jack Ahcan.
The NHL announced the suspension on Sunday.
Watson leveled Ahcan along the end boards midway through the first period of Ottawa's 2-0 loss to the Bruins on Saturday. He was given a 2-minute minor penalty for interference.
The league's department of player safety added the two-game ban after reviewing the play and determining the hit was high and late, and that Watson made "significant contact" with Ahcan's head.
The 30-year-old Watson will forfeit $15,000 in salary, with the money going to the players' emergency fund.