TORONTO — Blues forward Cam Janssen has been suspended five games without pay for a hit to the head on Washington’s Matt Bradley, the league announced Thursday.
Janssen was assessed a five- minute major after the blind hit on the Capitals forward during the first period of the Blues’ 4-3 shootout victory Feb. 13.
Janssen will forfeit $14,248 per game, and the money will go to the Players’ Emergency Assistance Fund.
Janssen will miss the first five games of a six-game trip beginning Tuesday when the league returns from the Olympic break.
He will sit out against Phoenix, Dallas, Colorado, the New York Islanders and Columbus before he is eligible to return at Minnesota on March 14.
Wild, Clutterbuck agree to three-year extension
ST. PAUL, Minn. — The Wild signed popular winger Cal Clutterbuck to a three-year extension. He would have become a restricted free agent at the end of the season.
Clutterbuck, 22, quickly became a fan favorite last season, when he set the NHL’s single-season hits mark with 356. He leads the league again this season.
Clutterbuck also has a career-high 12 goals in 54 games this year, and has tied his career high with 18 points.
Bourque gets extension
CALGARY, Alberta — Forward Rene Bourque signed a $20 million, six-year contract extension with the Flames.
Bourque, 28, will receive $8 million from 2010-12. He is in his second season with the Flames.
The left wing was acquired from the Blackhawks for a conditional draft pick July 1, 2008. Bourque had a career-high 21 goals in his first season with Calgary.
Bourque has already set a career high for points this season with 41, including 18 goals.
He has appeared in 280 career games and accumulated 156 points (72 goals, 84 assists). He originally was signed as a free agent by Chicago out of the University of Wisconsin.
