WASHINGTON -- The NHL has fined Washington Capitals forward Tom Wilson $2,404 for his knee-on-knee hit that temporarily knocked Pittsburgh forward Conor Sheary out of Game 1.
Wilson sent Sheary to the ice with his left knee during the third period of the Capitals' 4-3 overtime victory Thursday night. Sheary hobbled to the nearby bench in pain and missed a few shifts. Wilson was not penalized and he escaped a suspension, too.
The NHL said Friday that the fine was the maximum allowable under the collective bargaining agreement with the players' union.