Lindros Suspended for Two Games

Philadelphia’s Eric Lindros was suspended for two games and fined $2,000 on Wednesday for two high-sticking incidents in the Flyers’ 3-2 loss Monday to the New York Rangers.

Lindros will sit out tonight’s rematch with the Rangers in Philadelphia and Saturday night’s game at Montreal. He will return for Sunday’s regular-season final against New Jersey, the team the Flyers trail by two points in the battle for the Eastern Conference’s top seed for the Stanley Cup playoffs. Philadelphia is 34-39-8 in games that Lindros has not played over the last five years.

The suspension stems from the two double-minor penalties Lindros received in the game. He broke the nose of Shane Churla with one high-stick, then cut Ulf Samuelsson’s lip with another late in the game. Samuelsson needed several stitches to have the cut closed.