On Friday, the NHL’s Department of Player Safety announced it has suspended New York Islanders forward Max Tsyplakov for three games for his illegal check to the head of Flyers forward Ryan Poehling on Thursday night. The third game of his suspension is a rematch between the Flyers and Islanders at UBS Arena.

Not only did the New York Islanders drop a 5-3 decision to the Philadelphia Flyers on Thursday night, but they’ve also now lost Maxim Tsyplakov for the next handful of games. He delivered an illegal headshot to Flyers’ forward Ryan Poehling,

New York Islanders forward Maxim Tsyplakov has been suspended for three games without pay for an illegal check to the head of Philadelphia Flyers forward Ryan Poehling.