Although it was never truly in question, every Minnesota Wild fan can breathe a little bit better on Wednesday afternoon.
Announced by the NHL’s Department of Player Safety, Kirill Kaprizov will be fined $5,000 for roughing Los Angeles Kings defenseman Drew Doughty on Tuesday night. He will not be suspended whatsoever, but will have his wallet a little bit lighter.
Minnesota’s Kirill Kaprizov has been fined $5,000, the maximum allowable under the CBA, for Roughing Los Angeles’ Drew Doughty.
— NHL Player Safety (@NHLPlayerSafety) November 9, 2022
The official ruling is “roughing” despite the incident being regarded as a high-sticking violation that ended up being a match penalty and Kaprizov was kicked out of the game.