Chris Kreider now must pay up for fighting Cody Eakin unfairly.
The NHL fined Kreider $5,000 on Wednesday for removing Eakin’s helmet and hitting him over the head with it during their fight.
NY Rangers’ Chris Kreider fined $5,000, the maximum allowable under the CBA, for hitting Dallas’ Cody Eakin with his helmet during a fight.
— NHL Player Safety (@NHLPlayerSafety) January 18, 2017
The two squared off Tuesday night at Madison Square Garden in the second period of the New York Rangers’ 7-6 loss to the Dallas Stars. Here’s the moment in which Kreider crossed the line.
here is Kreider hitting Eakin in the head with his own helmet pic.twitter.com/rcDoI5JNLb
— steph (@myregularface) January 18, 2017
The referee gave both players a five-minute fighting major. Kreider escaped ejection for using a helmet as a weapon, but the lords of NHL discipline weren’t so lenient with him.
Thumbnail photo via Adam Hunger/USA TODAY Sports Images
