forward has been suspended 20 games by NHL's Department of Player Safety, the league announced on Wednesday afternoon. More NHL The ban comes as a result of a high, Eric Paschall Jersey predatory hit delivered in the Capitals' final preseason game on Sunday. As the Capitals faced the , Wilson crushed St. Louis forward in open ice and was given a match penalty as a result.Here's the hit in question: Tom Wilson crushes Oskar Sundqvist. Wilson has been ejected. Tim Hardaway Jersey Cristiano Simonetta (@CMS_74_) Sundqvist sustained upper body injuries as a result of Wilson's hit and, according to St. Louis coach , he could mi s a good amount of time. In a video announcing the ruling, the league determined that Sundqvist's head was the main point of contact on the collision, and that Wilson could have avoided contact Andrew Wiggins Jersey with the head. They also factored in Sundqvist's injury and Wilson's status as a repeat offender. Washingtons Nate Thurmond Jersey Tom Wilson suspended twenty games for an Illegal Check to the Head on St. Louis Oskar Sundqvist. NHL Player Safety (@NHLPlayerSafety) This is Wilson's fourth suspension in his last 105 games (including preseason and postseason contests), which the league called "an unprecedented frequency of suspensions in the history of Dwayne Sutton Jersey the league's Department of Player Safety." He was banned three times last season alone, mi sing four preseason games, two regular season games, and three playoff games.