Ottawa Senators enforcer Austin Watson was handed a five-minute major and a game misconduct for his hit on New York Rangers forward Tyler Motte on Thursday.
Watson was issued a charging major, but he also appeared to catch Motte's head with his elbow.
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Motte, who was traded from the Senators to the Rangers in February, was ruled out for the rest of the game with an upper-body injury. He's dealt with head injuries in the past.
Watson has two prior suspensions for on-ice incidents in his nine-year career. He was banned for two games for an illegal check to the head in 2021-22 and two contests for boarding in 2017-18 while with the Nashville Predators.
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