Minnesota Wild forward Ryan Hartman was suspended 10 games by the NHL Department of Player Safety on Monday "for using his forearm to violently slam the head of Ottawa Senators forward Tim Stützle into the ice" during Saturday's matchup.

Ryan Hartman of the Minnesota Wild has been suspended 10 games for slamming an opponent's head to the ice with his right arm on a faceoff.

Ryan Hartman will be out of action for the next month-plus after the NHL Department of Player Safety issued its stiffest punishment of the season. The Wild forward was suspended 10 games for roughing — “using his forearm to violently slam the head of Senators forward Tim Stützle into the ice” — during the Wild’s 6-0 loss Saturday.