Colorado Avalanche fans at Pepsi Center and watching on TV had to endure 16 penalties last night. Half of those came in the first period alone.
Six of those were slashing penalties, and an additional two were delay of game related to faceoff violations. There were no calls for goalie interference even though Vegas Golden Knight players twice collided with Avalanche goalie Spencer Martin in his crease.
According to Michael Blinn of Sports Illustrated, the NHL has decided to officially crack down on slashing and faceoff violations. A major area of focus is players lining up hehind the L-shaped marks around the faceoff dots — doing so is considered cheating.