The NHL’s Department of Player Safety announced earlier today that San Jose Sharks forward Tomas Hertl will be suspended for two games without pay following a high-sticking incident against Calgary Flames forward Elias Lindholm on Sunday night. Hertl will forfeit $87,972.98, based on his salary and the terms of the Collective Bargaining Agreement between the league and the NHL Players’ Association, and that money will go to the Players’ Emergency Assistance Fund.
The high stick occurred when the pair took the opening faceoff of the third period, while the Sharks were on a power play and the Flames led 2-1.