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Brendan Lemieux suspended for two play-in games

The NHL has handed down its ruling on Brendan Lemieux, suspending him for the first two games of the play-in round.

#NHL announces that New York Rangers forward Brendan Lemieux is suspended two qualifying games for interference on Colorado Avalanche forward Joonas Donskoi on March 11: https://t.co/fR4MAIwJjX#TSNHockey pic.twitter.com/odduqlXxc7

— TSN Hockey (@TSNHockey) July 20, 2020

Lemieux was suspended for his hit on Joonas Donskoi. This was a very dirty hit, and honestly two games is a little light.