Colorado Avalanche defenceman Brett Clark, right, is congratulated by teammates Darcy Tucker, centre, and Wojtek Wolski after his goal during first period NHL action against the Toronto Maple Leafs in Toronto on Tuesday, October 13, 2009.Frank Gunn
Colorado Avalanche forward Darcy Tucker has been hit with a one game suspension, the NHL announced Tuesday.
The suspension stems from Tucker making "excessive physical contact" on an icing play in Colorado's 4-3 overtime loss against the Kings on Monday night in Los Angeles.
Tucker was assessed a minor penalty for tripping Kings player Matt Greene on the play, which occurred at 10:13 of the third period.
He will forfeit $11,658.03 (U.S.), with the money going to the Players' Emergency Assistance Fund, and miss the Avs' home game Wednesday's night against Los Angeles.