Pittsburgh's Evgeni Malkin fined $5K for slashing during Winnipeg Jets game

Pittsburgh's Evgeni Malkin fined $5K for slashing during Winnipeg Jets game

Pittsburgh Penguins forward Evgeni Malkin is facing a fine issued by the NHL for slashing a Winnipeg Jets defenseman during Saturday night's game.

Penguins’ Evgeni Malkin fined for slashing Jets’ Logan Stanley - Daily Faceoff

One of the game’s legends is shelling out some cash for his actions. On Sunday, the NHL Department of Player Safety announced that Pittsburgh Penguins forward Evgeni Malkin has been fined $5,000 for slashing Winnipeg Jets defenseman Logan Stanley. The incident happened late in the first period in the matchup between the two teams on Saturday night. The two players were battling behind the Jets’ net, and Malkin clearly felt that Stanley was being…

NHL Player Safety comes down on Evgeni Malkin.

Pittsburgh Penguins star forward Evgeni Malkin has landed himself in some hot water with the National Hockey League's Department of Player Safety after losing his cool over the weekend.On Saturday night during a clash between the Penguins and the Winnipeg Jets, Malkin would deliver a nasty looking slash to the arm of Jets defenseman Logan Stanley. The blow looked to have been delivered with considerable force and Stanley reacted to the blow by w…

NHL Fines Malkin for Two-Handed Slash

TORONTO — Pittsburgh Penguins center Evgeni Malkin served his two minutes in the penalty box Saturday for slashing Logan Stanley in the first period. Stanley appeared to get away with a hold behind the Winnipeg Jets’ net, and Malkin flashed his frustration as the Penguins trailed by a couple of goals by turning and delivering a hard two-handed slash to Stanley’s shin pads at 15:43 of the first period. Referees immediately penalized Malkin, but t…