The NHL’s Department of Player Safety announced Saturday that it had fined Sam Bennett of the Florida Panthers $5,000 for roughing the Pittsburgh Penguins’ Drew O’Connor during Friday’s game.
The incident happened at 17:55 of the third period of the Penguins’ 3-2 shootout loss at Florida. Bennett received a roughing minor penalty at the time.
The $5,000 is the maximum fine allowable under the Collective Bargaining Agreement. The money goes to the Players’ Emergency Assistance Fund.
O’Connor had no points in the game after breaking a 32-game goal drought by scoring twice in the previous game, a 4-2 loss at Detroit.
