Boston Bruins forward Jake DeBrusk has been fined $5,000 by the NHL’s department of player safety for cross-checking New York Islanders defenceman Scott Mayfield.
The fine is the maximum allowable under the collective bargaining agreement.
The incident occurred at 13:04 of the third period of Boston’s Game 2 loss to the Islanders on Monday. The two were battling in front of the New York net when DeBrusk hit Mayfield with a cross-check in the back of the head. DeBrusk was not penalized on the play.
The Islanders went on to win the game in overtime on a Casey Cizikas breakaway goal. Game 3 goes Thursday night on Long Island.
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