Overview
- The NHL Department of Player Safety fined Eetu Luostarinen $5,000 for high-sticking Rickard Rakell, and the league did not issue a suspension.
- Officials assessed a four-minute double minor on the play, and Rakell left the ice with a cut to the face.
- Pittsburgh won the game 5-2, and weekend results pushed the Penguins close to a playoff berth as Florida was eliminated from contention.
- Luostarinen has no prior record of supplemental discipline with the league.
- The 27-year-old, acquired by Florida in a 2020 trade, carved out a checking role and helped the Panthers win the Stanley Cup in 2024 and 2025.