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NHL Fines StarsMikko Rantanen $5,000 for Cross-Check on Wild’s Kirill Kaprizov

The decision signals the league’s tendency to issue fines rather than suspensions in the postseason.

Overview

  • Mikko Rantanen received a $5,000 fine Friday for cross-checking Kirill Kaprizov in Game 6 of the first-round series.
  • Officials called a two-minute minor on the play as Kaprizov stayed in the game early in the third period.
  • Minnesota won Game 6 by a 5-2 score to close out the series 4-2.
  • The payment goes to the NHL Players’ Emergency Assistance Fund, which collects discipline fines under the CBA.
  • It was Dallas’s second cross-checking fine of the series after captain Jamie Benn was penalized following Game 5.