Jeff Skinner suspended three games for cross-checking incident Friday

Skinner cross-checked Penguins forward Jake Guentzel in the face late in Friday's overtime loss
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Pittsburgh, Pa. (WGR 550) – The Buffalo Sabres won’t have Jeff Skinner for the next three games, as the NHL Department of Player Safety has suspended the winger for cross-checking Pittsburgh Penguins forward Jake Guentzel in the face.

This could possibly give Rasmus Asplund a chance to get back into the lineup. Asplund has been scratched for seven of the past eight games.

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