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NHL suspends Canucks' Jake Virtanen two games for blindside check

NEW YORK -- The NHL has suspended Vancouver Canucks forward Jake Virtanen two games without pay for what the league called a "vicious" blindside check on San Jose Sharks defenseman Roman Polak.

Virtanen will forego more than $9,600 in pay because of the hit that occurred in the second period of San Jose's 4-1 win Tuesday night.