2023–24 NHL suspensions and fines

The following is a list of all suspensions and fines enforced in the National Hockey League (NHL) during the 2023–24 NHL season. It lists which players or coaches of what team have been punished for which offense and the amount of punishment they have received.

Players' money forfeited due to suspension or fine goes to the Players' Emergency Assistance Fund, while money forfeited by coaches, staff or organizations as a whole goes to the NHL Foundation.

Suspensions Based on each player's average annual salary, divided by number of days in the season (192) for non-repeat offenders and games (82) for repeat offenders, salary will be forfeited for their suspension.

† - suspension covered at least one 2023 NHL preseason game ‡ - suspension covered at least one 2024 postseason game - player was considered a repeat offender under the terms of the Collective Bargaining Agreement (player had been suspended in the 18 months before this suspension)

Date of incident Offender Team Offense Date of action Length Salary forfeited, Los Angeles Kings Kneeing Chase De Leo. 4 games†(2 preseason +2 regular season)$9,314.24 Vegas Golden Knights Illegal check to the head of Brandon Tanev. 2 games$19,791.67 Calgary Flames Charging Patrik Laine. 4 games$94,791.67 Unknown Ottawa Senators Activities relating to sports wagering. 41 gamesN/A Buffalo Sabres Illegal check to the head of Nico Hischier. 2 games$34,722.22 Boston Bruins Illegal check to the head of Oliver Ekman-Larsson. 4 games$197,916.67 Calgary Flames Cross-checking Jared McCann. 1 game$30,208.33 R Minnesota Wild Tripping Alex DeBrincat. 2 games$41,463.41 New Jersey Devils Slashing Travis Konecny. 2 games$11,458.33 Detroit Red Wings Cross-checking Artem Zub. 6 games$148,437.48 Columbus Blue Jackets Serving as the aggressor in an altercation with Nick Cousins. 1 game$20,833.33 Arizona Coyotes Boarding Nick Cousins. 3 games$82,182.50 Seattle Kraken Charging Mattias Ekholm. 2 games$53,819.44 Florida Panthers Goaltender interference against Marc-Andre Fleury. 3 games$12,109.38 Montreal Canadiens Illegal check to the head of Adam Pelech. 5 games$169,270.83 New York Rangers Elbowing Pavel Dorofeyev. 2 games$83,333.33 Winnipeg Jets Illegal check to the head of Noel Acciari. 3 games$60,937.50 Vancouver Canucks Illegal check to the head of Lucas Raymond. 2 games$39,062.50 Toronto Maple Leafs Cross-checking Ridly Greig. 5 games$195,312.50 Calgary Flames Boarding Vince Dunn. 3 games$12,109.38 Ottawa Senators Illegal check to the head of Andreas Englund. 2 games$7,942.71 (head coach) Philadelphia Flyers Failure to leave the bench area after being assessed a game misconduct for unprofessional conduct directed at officials during a game against the Tampa Bay Lightning. 2 games$50,000.00 New York Rangers Elbowing Jonas Siegenthaler. 4 games$17,083.33 Florida Panthers Illegal check to the head of Conor Sheary. 2 games$10,416.67 Washington Capitals High-sticking Noah Gregor. 6 games$161,458.34 Montreal Canadiens Slashing Travis Konecny. 1 game$4,496.53 R Minnesota Wild Unsportsmanlike conduct towards the officials. 3 games$62,195.12 Vancouver Canucks Cross-checking Connor McDavid. 1 game‡N/A Colorado Avalanche Violating the terms of the NHL/NHLPA Player Assistance Program. 26 games‡N/APlayer totals: 121 games†‡( + + )$1,630,667.41

Notes 1. All figures are in US dollars. 2. As players are not paid salary in the preseason or postseason, no fines are generated for games lost due to suspension during those periods. 3. Andersson and the NHLPA appealed the suspension on October 22, 2023. After a hearing conducted on October 23, Commissioner Gary Bettman upheld the original four-game suspension. As his suspension was less than 6 games, per the Collective Bargaining Agreement, the Commissioner's decision was final and binding, not subject to review, and the NHLPA cannot appeal further to a neutral arbitrator on Andersson's behalf. 4. Pinto's suspension began retroactively with Ottawa's first game of the 2023–24 NHL season. As Pinto was a restricted free agent and not under contract at the time of the suspension, no salary was forfeited. 5. McAvoy and the NHLPA appealed the suspension on November 3, 2023. After a hearing conducted on November 7, Commissioner Bettman upheld the original four-game suspension. As his suspension was less than 6 games, per the Collective Bargaining Agreement, the Commissioner's decision was final and binding, not subject to review, and the NHLPA cannot appeal further to a neutral arbitrator on McAvoy's behalf. 6. Perron and the NHLPA appealed the suspension on December 12, 2023. After a hearing conducted on December 19, Commissioner Bettman upheld the original six-game suspension. 7. Rielly and the NHLPA appealed the suspension on February 14, 2024. After a hearing conducted on February 16, Commissioner Bettman upheld the original five-game suspension. As his suspension was less than 6 games, per the Collective Bargaining Agreement, the Commissioner's decision was final and binding, not subject to review, and the NHLPA cannot appeal further to a neutral arbitrator on Rielly's behalf. 8. Tortorella was fined a set $50,000 and the total was not calculated based on his annual salary. 9. Suspension accompanied by mandatory referral to Stage 3 of the NHL/NHLPA Player Assistance Program. Under the terms of the program, Nichushkin was assessed an automatic suspension of a minimum of six months without pay before being eligible for reinstatement, barring successful completion of the program. Nichushkin was previously placed in the Player Assistance Program on January 15, 2024, and was cleared by the NHL and NHLPA on February 26 when he entered the follow-up care phase of the program. 10. Under the aforementioned suspension, Nichushkin missed three Avalanche playoff games, before they were eliminated in the second round.

Fines Players can be fined up to 50% of one day's salary, up to a maximum of $10,000.00 for their first offense, and $15,000.00 for any subsequent offenses (the player had been fined in the 12 months before this fine). Coaches, non-playing personnel, and teams are not restricted to such maximums, though they can still be treated as repeat offenders.

Fines for players/coaches fined for diving/embellishment are structured uniquely and are only handed out after non-publicized warnings are given to the player/coach for their first offense. For more details on diving/embellishment fines:

+ Diving/embellishment specifications Incident Number1 Player Fine2 Coach Fine2 1 Warning (N/A) Warning (N/A) 2 $2,000 N/A 3 $3,000 N/A 4 $4,000 N/A 5 $5,000 $2,000 6 $5,000 $3,000 7 $5,000 $4,000 8+ $5,000 $5,000 For coach incident totals, each citation issued to a player on his club counts toward his total. All figures are in US dollars.

Fines listed in italics indicate that was the maximum allowed fine. - player was considered a repeat offender under the terms of the Collective Bargaining Agreement (player had been fined in the 12 months before this fine) # - fine was reduced on appeal

Date of incident Offender Team Offense Date of action Amount Los Angeles Kings Slashing Ross Colton. $5,000.00 R Philadelphia Flyers Kneeing Zach Werenski. $5,000.00 Team Ottawa Senators Failure to disclose details about a player contract. 1st-round pick#$1,000,000.00+ (head coach) Anaheim Ducks Unprofessional conduct towards officials. $25,000.00 New York Islanders High-sticking Tony DeAngelo. $5,000.00 Colorado Avalanche Cross-checking Timo Meier. $5,000.00 Edmonton Oilers Dangerous trip against Bo Horvat. $5,000.00 Edmonton Oilers Elbowing Pierre-Edouard Bellemare. $2,018.23 Vancouver Canucks Slew-footing Kevin Labanc. $2,864.58 New York Rangers High-sticking Trent Frederic. $5,000.00 Ottawa Senators Unsportsmanlike conduct against Matthew Tkachuk. $2,018.23 Philadelphia Flyers Cross-checking Brendan Smith. $5,000.00 Detroit Red Wings High-sticking Jeff Skinner. $2,500.00 New Jersey Devils Dangerous trip against Devin Shore. $2,864.58 R Tampa Bay Lightning Unsportsmanlike conduct against Jeremy Lauzon. $2,022.57 R Minnesota Wild High-sticking Cole Perfetti. $4,427.08 Arizona Coyotes Roughing Sam Lafferty. $2,018.23 Toronto Maple Leafs Cross-checking Brandon Tanev. $2,864.58 Arizona Coyotes Cross-checking Max Crozier. $2,408.85 Vancouver Canucks Elbowing Sean Kuraly. $5,000.00 Dallas Stars Interference against Jake McCabe. $5,000.00 Boston Bruins Spearing Max Pacioretty. $5,000.00 Boston Bruins High-sticking Mikey Eyssimont. $5,000.00 R Vancouver Canucks High-sticking Jake Walman. $2,864.58 St. Louis Blues High-sticking Luke Evangelista. $5,000.00 Florida Panthers Elbowing Jakob Chychrun. $2,083.33 Carolina Hurricanes Elbowing Joel Hanley. $5,000.00 (head coach) Buffalo Sabres Unprofessional conduct towards officials. $25,000.00 (head coach) Toronto Maple Leafs Unprofessional conduct towards officials. $25,000.00 Nashville Predators Unsportsmanlike conduct against Mats Zuccarello. $2,000.00 Minnesota Wild Unsportsmanlike conduct against Michael McCarron. $2,000.00 Florida Panthers Diving/embellishment (second citation). $2,000.00 St. Louis Blues Diving/embellishment (second citation). $2,000.00 Boston Bruins Cross-checking Tyler Bertuzzi. $5,000.00 Edmonton Oilers Unsportsmanlike conduct against Cole Sillinger. $2,500.00 Toronto Maple Leafs Cross-checking Brad Marchand. $5,000.00 Buffalo Sabres Interference against Angus Crookshank. $5,000.00 R Anaheim Ducks Cross-checking Tye Kartye. $5,000.00 Philadelphia Flyers Diving/embellishment (second citation). $2,000.00 R Edmonton Oilers Slashing Dryden Hunt. $5,000.00 Boston Bruins Unsportsmanlike conduct against Michael Bunting. $2,734.38 R Nashville Predators Goaltender interference against Casey DeSmith. $2,000.00 Vancouver Canucks Cross-checking Connor McDavid. $5,000.00 R New York Rangers Elbowing Evan Rodrigues. $5,000.00 Totals: $223,189.22

Notes 1. All figures are in US dollars. 2. Instead of a cash fine, Ottawa will forfeit its first-round draft pick in one of the 2024, 2025, or 2026 NHL Entry Drafts. Ottawa will make the determination as to which pick will be forfeited within 24 hours of the conclusion of the Draft Lottery for that year. 3. On March 12, 2026, after Ottawa elected to use both of their 2024 and 2025 first-round draft picks, the NHL decided to modify the fine imposed on Ottawa, reinstating their 2026 first-round draft pick (relegated to the last pick in the first-round regardless of their results in the standings and unable to be involved in any trades). Ottawa was also made to pay $1,000,000 as part of the new ruling. 4. Cousins was issued his first citation following an incident on November 4, 2023. 5. Sundqvist was issued his first citation following an incident on February 11, 2024. 6. Hathaway was issued his first citation following an incident on January 2, 2024.

2023–24 NHL suspensions and fines

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