The NHL has fined Islanders forward Mathew Barzal $5,000, the maximum allowed under the CBA, for high-sticking Hurricanes defenseman Tony DeAngelo at 2:59 of the second period of Saturday night's 4-3 overtime loss.
The New York Islanders blew a 3-0 lead to the Carolina Hurricanes Saturday night, falling 4-3 in overtime.
To add insult to injury, the NHL has fined Islanders forward Mathew Barzal $5,000, the maximum allowed under the CBA, for high-sticking Hurricanes defenseman Tony DeAngelo at 2:59 of the second period.
Barzal was given a two-minute minor on the play.
This is the fourth time Barzal has been fined:
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The Islanders and Tony DeAngelo already have bad blood from his time with the New York Rangers and Philadelphia Flyers.
Last season, DeAngelo picked a fight with Oliver Wahlstrom, and that didn’t end too well for the south-Jersey native:
The money from Barzal goes to the Players’ Emergency Assistance Fund.