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Flyers’ Bellemare suspended 1 game for hit from behind

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Philadelphia Flyers\' Pierre-Edouard Bellemare (78) collides with Washington Capitals\' Dmitry Orlov (9) during the third period of Game 3 in the first round of the NHL Stanley Cup hockey playoffs, Monday, April 18, 2016, in Philadelphia. Washington won 6-1. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)

PHILADELPHIA – Flyers forward Pierre-Edouard Bellemare has been suspended one game for checking Washington Capitals defenceman Dmitry Orlov from behind.

Bellemare will miss Game 4 on Wednesday as the Flyers try to avoid getting swept by the top-seeded Capitals in the first-round playoff series.

With about 8 minutes left in Game 3 Monday, Bellemare hit Orlov from behind into the boards and was given a major penalty and game misconduct. Orlov was slow to get up but was not injured and returned to the game.

In a video announcing the suspension, Patrick Burke of the NHL’s department of player safety said the onus was on Bellemare to avoid hitting a player in a vulnerable position. Bellemare’s lack of disciplinary history and Orlov’s health factored into the length of the suspension.

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