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Toronto's Leo Komarov suspended 3 games without pay by NHL

NEW YORK (AP) - Toronto Maple Leafs forward Leo Komarov was suspended for three games without pay by the NHL on Friday for elbowing New York Rangers defenseman Ryan McDonagh.

Komarov was assessed a match penalty for illegal check to the head in the first period of the Maple Leafs' 4-2 home loss to the Rangers on Thursday night.

The suspension will cost Komarov $47,581.

New York Rangers defenseman Ryan McDonagh (27) lies injured on the ice after taking a hit to the head from Toronto Maple Leafs center Leo Komarov during the first period of an NHL hockey game Thursday, Feb. 18, 2016, in Toronto. (Nathan Denette/The Canadian Press. via AP) The Associated Press