NEW YORK — Alex Killorn of the Tampa Bay Lightning and Adam Fox of the New York Rangers had been fined $5,000 apiece for separate slashing incidents within the groups’ sport at Madison Square Garden on Wednesday evening.
The NHL’s division of participant security introduced the supplemental self-discipline Thursday.
Killorn was fined for spearing Rangers goaltender Igor Shesterkin halfway by means of the second interval. Fox was fined for slashing Lightning winger Corey Perry a couple of minutes earlier.
The $5,000 quantity is the utmost allowed beneath the league and gamers union’s collective bargaining settlement. The cash goes to the Players’ Emergency Assistance Fund.
Each participant was penalized for slashing on the play. The feisty sport, gained by the Rangers 6-3, featured 4 fights and 80 mixed penalty minutes.
New York and Tampa Bay met within the Eastern Conference remaining final 12 months. Both have certified for the playoffs this season, however couldn’t meet till the third spherical.
Content Source: www.washingtontimes.com