NHL Fines Jake DeBrusk For Cross-Check In Bruins-Islanders Game 2

The incident occurred during the third period

Jake DeBrusk will pay for his actions Monday night.

The NHL on Tuesday fined the Bruins forward $5,000 for his crosscheck on Islanders defenseman Scott Mayfield. The incident occurred during the third period of New York’s eventual overtime win over Boston.

(You can click here to see the play, which did not result in a penalty.)

Here’s the NHL’s announcement:

The Bruins and Islanders now are tied at one game apiece in their second-round Stanley Cup playoffs series.

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The two teams will meet Thursday night for Game 4 at Nassau Coliseum.

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