New York Islanders forward Matthew Barzal will have to pay a $5,000 fine after throwing his stick into Tony DeAngelo’s face during the game against the Carolina Hurricanes on Saturday.
The incident took place at the start of the second engagement. Barzal received a two-minute minor penalty during the sequence.
The Hurricanes won the game 4-3 thanks to a goal from Sebastian Aho in overtime.
Mangiapane will have to explain himself
Calgary Flames forward Andrew Mangiapane will have a hearing before the National Hockey League’s Department of Player Safety for his actions against Seattle Kraken forward Jared McCann.
Mangiapane was ejected from Saturday night’s game midway through the first period after double-checking McCann’s neck while the latter was lying on the ice.
McCann temporarily left the game before returning to the game afterwards. He spent 11 minutes 19 seconds on the ice, maintaining a minus-1 rating.
Giordano absent from Maple Leafs practice
Veteran defenseman Mark Giordano did not participate in Toronto Maple Leafs practice the day after their 6-4 loss to the Buffalo Sabres.
The reason for his absence has not been revealed. Giordano spent 22 minutes 19 seconds on the ice against the Sabers on Saturday night. He collected an assist.
The Maple Leafs will play their next game on Monday night, when they will receive a visit from the Tampa Bay Lightning.
Brodzinski, Domingue and Mackey return to Hartford
The New York Rangers have transferred Jonny Brodzinski, Louis Domingue and Connor Mackey to their Hartford farm club in the American Hockey League.
Brodzinski and Domingue had been recalled as an emergency measure, while Mackey had been formally recalled.
Of the three players, only Brodzinski was in uniform against the Minnesota Wild on Saturday night. The forward maintained a minus-1 differential in 9 min 13 sec spent on the ice.
