Coyotes' Larsson suspended 2 games for head hit on Blues' Sanford

Arizona Coyotes forward Johan Larsson has been suspended two games for a hit to the head of St. Louis Blues forward Zach Sanford, the NHL Department of Player Safety announced Saturday.

The play occurred during the third period of Friday's contest. Larsson was assessed a two-minute penalty for the hit.

Ugly hit by Johan Larsson, who gets two minutes for an illegal check to the head of Sanford. Head is almost only point of contact. Sanford appears to be OK and stays in pic.twitter.com/FeMTGiRM44

- NHL Safety Watch (@NHLSafetyWatch) February 13, 2021

Larsson is in his first season with the Coyotes. He's notched one goal in 13 games this season.

The 28-year-old was suspended two games in 2018 for cross-checking.

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