"Ducks forward Bobby Ryan claimed he said he was sorry on the ice, after stomping on the foot of Nashville defenseman Jonathon Blum late in Friday night's game.

"He shoved me," was Blum's response, according to Ryan.

Ryan got another push Saturday — out the door. The NHL handed him a two-game suspension for what Colin Campbell, the league's senior vice president of hockey operations, called "reckless and dangerous" actions.

"I don't agree with it, but there's not much to be said," Ryan said. "I don't think [it warranted] a two-game suspension. But it's [the league's] call. Now, I'll be a good teammate and move forward."

The suspension will cost the Ducks one of their best players in a first-round playoff series that is tied, 1-1. Ryan will sit out games Sunday and Wednesday in Nashville. By the time Ryan returns, the Ducks could in trouble.

Ryan, who skates on the top line with Corey Perry and Ryan Getzlaf, was pulled from practice and told of the suspension, which left the Ducks with a huge hole in their offense."