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NHL suspends Capitals' Aube-Kubel 3 games for illegal check
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Tampa Bay Lightning left wing Pat Maroon, left, fights with Washington Capitals right wing Garnet Hathaway as linesman Michel Cormier, right, tries to separate them in the second period of an NHL hockey game, Friday, Nov. 11, 2022, in Washington. - photo by AP Photo/Patrick Semansky
NEW YORK (AP) — Washington Capitals forward Nicolas Aube-Kubel has been suspended for three games by the NHL for an illegal check to the head of Tampa Bay Lightning defenseman Cal Foote. The league announced the penalty on Saturday. Under the NHL's collective bargaining agreement with its players, Aube-Kubel will forfeit $16,216.23, based on his average annual salary.