In the Calgary Flames’ first game of the season, a 5-2 loss to the Edmonton Oilers, defender Rasmus Andersson lost his cool after being bumped into goaltender Jacob Markstrom. Because of his actions, he’s been fined $5,000 by the NHL’s Department of Player Safety.
Calgary’s Rasmus Andersson has been fined $5,000, the maximum allowable under the CBA, for Roughing Edmonton’s Kailer Yamamoto.
— NHL Player Safety (@NHLPlayerSafety) October 17, 2021
The incident occurred in the first period. After Andersson got up, he shoved Yamamoto (who’s much smaller than him) into the end boards and punched him a few times.