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The DOPS is calling it an illegal check to the head and confirmed that Rust's hearing will be on Tuesday morning. Rust has never been suspended during his career, but that may change due to this hit. Boeser was later placed on injured reserve by the Canucks.

After the Penguins ended their four-game Seattle/Western Canada road trip with a perfect 4-0 record in Vancouver on Sunday, they traveled back to Pittsburgh on Monday and practiced this afternoon. The team has their annual Night of Assists gala tonight before another day off the ice on Wednesday.

The NHL Department of player safety announced that Penguins forward Bryan Rust has been suspended for three games for an illegal check to the head of Canucks forward Brock Boeser. In the final seconds of the game Rust lifted his should into Boeser during the Penguins 3-2 win over the Canucks