Senators’ Hayden Hodgson gets 2-game suspension for charging Kings’ Brandt Clarke

Ottawa Senators forward Hayden Hodgson has received a two-game suspension without pay for boarding Los Angeles Kings defenseman Brandt Clarke on Thursday at Crypto.com Arena. The NHL Department of Player Safety announced the ruling Friday following a disciplinary hearing. Hodgson hit Clarke into the boards during the second period, resulting in a five-minute major penalty and a game misconduct.

Clarke left the contest with an upper-body injury but returned to practice on Friday. The suspension will cost Hodgson $8,762.88 in forfeited salary under the collective bargaining agreement. Hodgson will sit out games against the San Jose Sharks and Anaheim Ducks, prompting the Senators to recall forwards Xavier Bourgault and Philip Tomasino from the AHL.