Caps' Kuznetsov suspended 1 game for high-sticking Canucks' Burroughs

Washington Capitals forward Evgeny Kuznetsov will sit out one game for high-sticking Vancouver Canucks defenseman Kyle Burroughs on Monday night.

Kuznetsov caught Burroughs up high after the Canucks blue-liner pushed the Washington center away from the loose puck following a Kuznetsov scoring chance in the second period of the Capitals' 6-4 win.

The officials handed Kuznetsov a minor penalty, and Burroughs remained in the game.

Kuznetsov was suspended three games for inappropriate conduct in 2019 after testing positive for cocaine while playing for Russia at the World Championship. The IIHF banned him from international play for four years.

The 30-year-old has been fined two other times for on-ice incidents. He forfeited $5,000 for high-sticking then-Florida Panthers forward Noel Acciari in May, and he paid $2,000 for diving in 2017.

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