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NHL Department of Player Safety to review cross-check by Minnesota Wild's Jared Spurgeon against St. Louis Blues

The NHL Department of Player Safety is reviewing a cross-check delivered by Wild captain Jared Spurgeon in Game 1 of the team's first-round series against the St. Louis Blues on Monday night in St. Paul, Minnesota, a source told ESPN.

With 1:46 left in the third period and the Blues leading 4-0, Spurgeon battled with St. Louis winger Pavel Buchnevich in the Wild's defensive zone. With Buchnevich on his knees, the Minnesota defenseman brought his weight down on his stick and delivered a cross-check to Buchnevich's right ankle.

Spurgeon was given a two-minute minor penalty.