Overview
- The NHL Department of Player Safety fined Durzi $5,000 for head-butting Rasmus Andersson with no suspension.
- The clash started in a first-period scrum in Game 1, where officials gave minor roughing penalties to Durzi, Andersson, and Brett Howden.
- The $5,000 penalty is the maximum allowed under the collective bargaining agreement and the money goes to the Players’ Emergency Assistance Fund.
- Utah lost 4-2 to Vegas after leading 2-1, and Durzi logged an assist on Kevin Stenlund’s second-period goal.
- After the game, Nic Dowd appeared to mouth a violent threat toward Logan Cooley, setting a heated backdrop for Game 2 on Tuesday.