Flames' Zary suspended 2 games for elbowing Canucks' Elias Pettersson

Calgary Flames forward Connor Zary was suspended two games for elbowing Vancouver Canucks defenseman Elias Pettersson, the NHL's Department of Player Safety announced Thursday.

Zary delivered a high, retaliatory elbow to Pettersson's head Wednesday after the Canucks defenseman laid out Nazem Kadri with an open-ice hit moments earlier. He received a two-minute minor for elbowing on the play.

This marks the first suspension of Zary's two-year career.

Pettersson played one more shift in the first period before exiting for good.