The suspension will cost Marchand more than $150,000 in pay.
The Boston Bruins' Brad Marchand, right, trips the Vancouver Canucks' Sami Salo, left, in the second period on Saturday in Boston.. Marchand was penalized for tripping.NEW YORK — Bruins forward Brad Marchand has been suspended for five games by the NHL because of a hit on the Canucks' Sami Salo.
The league considers Marchand a repeat offender. He received a two-game suspension in March 2011.
Marchand clipped Salo just before the end of the second period of Saturday night's game, receiving a major penalty and a game misconduct.
He will be able to return Jan. 19 against the Devils and will forfeit more than $150,000 in pay.