Logan Stanley is facing some discipline after a net-front tussle.
The New York Islanders defenceman has been fined $3,865.98, the maximum amount allowable under the collective bargaining agreement, for slashing New Jersey Devils forward Nico Hischier, the NHL's department of player safety announced Sunday.
The incident occurred in the second period of Saturday's 5-4 Devils overtime win. Near the end of the frame, Stanley laid into the net-front Hischier, forcing the Devils captain onto the ice.
As Hischier got up, he poked at Stanley, to which the Islanders defenceman retaliated with a hard slash, sending Hischier to the ice once more, then pushed him while he was already down.
The two players then exchanged some words and a scrum ensued after play was called dead.
Stanley received two minor penalties on the play — one for the slash and another for roughing as part of the scrum.
The 28-year-old Kitchener, Ont., native leads the Islanders in penalty minutes with 34 in his first year with the team. He also had five assists in 16 games.
