BRANDON, Fla. — Kevin Hayes, the comedian.
The Rangers forward took a humorous approach to his $5,000 fine levied for spraying a water bottle from the bench at the Lightning’s Alex Killorn during the 2-1 overtime victory at Amalie Arena in Tampa on Thursday night.
“Basically, the ice was pretty dry, so I wanted to get it wet,” Hayes deadpanned after his team’s practice Friday.
The Department of Player Safety announced the fine Friday morning, to go along with matching fines for Killorn and for Steven Stamkos.
The incident happened at 3:01 of the third period, when Hayes sprayed from the bench, then Killorn speared him from the ice with his stick.