Rangers' Jacob Trouba Suspended for Two Games
Trouba's elbowing incident during a face-off leads to his second career suspension amid a critical time for the Rangers.
- New York Rangers' defenseman Jacob Trouba has been suspended for two games after elbowing Vegas Golden Knights' Pavel Dorofeyev during a game.
- The incident occurred during a face-off and Trouba was not penalized during the game.
- This is Trouba's second career suspension and he has also been fined twice before.
- Trouba will miss the Rangers' games against Ottawa and Colorado, and will be eligible to return on Feb. 7th against Tampa Bay.
- The suspension comes at a critical time as the Rangers, who are in first place in the Metropolitan Division, have lost four of their last five games.