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Katie Strang, ESPN.com 9y

John Moore suspended 5 games

NHL, New York Rangers, Minnesota Wild

New York Rangers defenseman John Moore has been suspended five games for his hit on Minnesota Wild center Erik Haula on Monday night, the NHL's Department of Player Safety announced.

Moore received a match penalty after a vicious elbow to the head that forced Haula from the game (Haula did not play Tuesday, either). Moore was tossed from the Rangers' 5-4 win Monday with a match penalty at 7:12 into the second period.

Moore had an in-person hearing, which allows the league's disciplinary arm to dish out a punishment of six games or more. Since he only received five, the suspension is not subject to appeal by a neutral arbitrator.

The 23-year-old defenseman is a repeat offender -- he was banned two games following a hit on Dale Weise in the Eastern Conference finals against the Montreal Canadiens last spring -- and will forfeit $51,859.75, which will go to the Players' Emergency Assistance Fund.

Moore's teammate Chris Kreider also was ejected from Monday's stunning comeback win against the Wild following a dangerous hit against Jonas Brodin, but he avoided any supplementary discipline.

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