Jacob Trouba was fined $5,000 for elbowing Florida Panthers winger Evan Rodrigues during the second period of Sunday’s Game 3, the NHL Department of Player Safety announced.
This is the maximum fine allowed by the CBA.
With New York leading by one and just under two and a half minutes remaining in the period, Rodrigues cut to the net and the Blue shirts the captain advanced towards him making contact with the head area.
The referees reviewed the play for a possible major and game penalty, before ultimately ruling it minor, and giving Trouba four minutes in the box for that penalty and also for his original cutting infraction.
Barclay Goodrow would add a shorthanded goal a few minutes later and New York killed the penalty.
This isn’t the first time Trouba has found himself in the middle of some controversy over a potential elbow to an opponent’s head during this season.
The hard-nosed defenseman was suspended for two games earlier this season after attacking the Vegas Golden Knights forward Pavel Dorofeev with high elbow.
Although many felt he should be sidelined again this time, the league appears to have thought otherwise.
