Mathew Barzal fined (NBCSN)
New York Islanders center Mathew Barzal was fined $5,000 Tuesday for cross-checking Jan Rutta of the Tampa Bay Lightning in Game 5 of their Stanley Cup playoff semifinal series on Monday night.
The amount represents the maximum allowed under the collective bargaining agreement.
Mathew Barzal gets a five-minute major and a game misconduct for this cross-check on Jan Rutta at the end of the second periodud83cudfa5: @SportsnetWATCH: https://t.co/m5dX7fOhlp pic.twitter.com/jxnbXvk5le
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Mathew Barzal cross-checks Rutta’s face
As time expired in the second period of Tampa Bay’s eventual 8-0 win, Barzal and Rutta began shoving near the Lightning bench before Barzal cross-checked Rutta in the face.