NEW YORK -- Minnesota Wild defenseman Ryan Suter has been suspended for two games, without pay, for elbowing Pittsburgh Penguins forward Steve Downie during NHL Game No. 633 in Pittsburgh on Tuesday, January 13, the National Hockey League’s Department of Player Safety announced today.

source: http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=748730


Completely needless. He had already poked the puck off his stick and there was no need to even hit Downie let alone swing his elbow the way he did. Its unfortunate for Suter that contact was made with the head as if it was to the body I'm fairly sure there would have been no suspension.