Islanders' Maxim Tsyplakov suspended 3 games for high hit

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New York Islanders forward Maxim Tsyplakov received a three-game suspension from the NHL on Friday, one day after delivering a high hit to Philadelphia Flyers center Ryan Poehling.

Tsyplakov had a hearing earlier on Friday with the NHL Department of Player Safety.

The incident occurred at 8:14 of the first period in Philadelphia's 5-3 win in Elmont, New York. Poehling sustained an upper-body injury on the play but Tsyplakov was not assessed a penalty.

Also Friday, Flyers forward Scott Laughton was fined $5,000 for cross-checking Tsyplakov at 16:24 of the third period of the same game. Laughton received a minor penalty. The fine is the maximum allowable under the collective…