Maple Leafs’ Engvall suspended one game for high-sticking Kings’ Durzi

Watch as Toronto Maple Leafs forward Pierre Engvall gets into a scuffle with the Los Angeles Kings' Sean Durzi and receives a match penalty after slashing the Kings' defenceman up high.

Toronto Maple Leafs forward Pierre Engvall has been suspended for one game, the NHL’s Department of Player Safety announced Friday.

The 26-year-old received the suspension for high-sticking Los Angeles Kings defenceman Sean Durzi during a game Thursday night.

Engvall added a power-play goal in Toronto’s 5-0 win despite his night being cut short after he received a match penalty.

The Maple Leafs’ 2014 seventh-round pick has scored four goals and totalled seven points in 27 games this season.

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