Brad Marchand’s paycheck just took another hit, albeit a small one.
The NHL’s Department of Player Safety announced Monday that the Boston Bruins winger has been fined $5,000 for cross-checking Philadelphia Flyers defenseman Andrew MacDonald in the second period of Sunday’s game at Wells Fargo Center.
This is the second time in a month Marchand has been fined, as the All-Star forward was docked $2,000 for embellishment in early March. Marchand also was suspended for five games back in January for elbowing New Jersey Devils forward Marcus Johansson.
MacDonald appeared to get away with a cross-check on Marchand in Sunday’s game, which the Flyers won in overtime 4-3 after the Bruins tied things up with 3.8 seconds remaining in regulation. Marchand retaliated with a cross-check of his own, though, earning him a two-minute minor penalty and the subsequent fine.
