Jacob Trouba has been fined $5,000 for elbowing a Florida Panthers winger Evan Rodrigues during the second period of Sunday’s Game 3 matchup, the NHL Department of Player Safety announced.
That is the maximum fine allowed under the collective agreement.
With New York leading by a minute and just under two and a half minutes remaining in the period, Rodrigues cut to the net and the blue shirts The captain lunged towards him making contact with the head area.
The referees reviewed the play for a possible major and match penalty, before finally ruling it a minor and giving Trouba four minutes in the box for that penalty and also for his original cutting infraction.
Barclay Goodrow A few minutes later he would add a shorthanded goal and New York finished off the penalty.
This is not the first time Trouba has found himself in the middle of some controversy over a possible elbow to the head of an opponent this season.
The tough defenseman was suspended two games earlier this season after hitting the Vegas Golden Knights forward. Pavel Dorofeyev with high elbow.
Although many feel he should be sidelined again this time, the league appears to have felt otherwise.