The NHL collected $30,000 from the Boston Bruins on Tuesday.
Minutes after announcing Bruins head coach Bruce Cassidy was being fined $25,000 for comments critical of the officiating, the league’s Department of Player Safety slapped Nick Ritchie with a $5,000 fine of his own.
Ritchie’s punishment is the result of him elbowing Scott Mayfield during Game 5 of the Bruins’ second-round Stanley Cup playoff series with the New York Islanders. Ritchie was not penalized during the game for the elbow. The Isles won 5-4 to take a 3-2 lead in the best-of-seven series.
The play happened during the first period, and you can watch it here.
That’s the second time this series a Bruins forward has been fined for an action against Mayfield, as a Jake DeBrusk high stick earlier in the series made the Boston winger $5,000 lighter in the wallet.
Game 6 is set for 7:30 p.m. ET on Wednesday.
