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The NHL has suspended Blues forward Chris Stewart three games after his illegal hit on Niklas Kronwall in Tuesday's 2-1 win over Detroit.

As you can see in the Youtube video clip in this blog, Kronwall was attempting to protect a puck along the boards when Stewart pushed him from behind. Kronwall went into the boards and lie on the ice briefly before leaving the game for the rest of the period. He returned at the start of the second period.

Stewart received a five-minute majory penalty for checking from behind and a game misconduct. As a result of the three-game suspension, Stewart will forfeit $46,621.62. The money goes to the Players’ Emergency Assistance Fund.

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