2024–25 NHL suspensions and fines

The following is a list of all suspensions and fines enforced in the National Hockey League (NHL) during the 2024–25 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 the term of their suspension.

† - suspension covered at least one 2024 NHL preseason game # - suspension was reduced on appeal ‡ - suspension covered at least one 2025 postseason game - Player was considered a repeat offender under the terms of the Collective Bargaining Agreement (player had been suspended in the 18 months prior to this suspension) Date of incident Offender Team(s) Offense(s) Date of action Length Salary forfeited Colorado Avalanche Violating the terms of the NHL/NHLPA Player Assistance Program. 26 games†$1,339,843.75 Tampa Bay Lightning Leaving the bench on a legal line change for the purpose of starting an altercation with Josh Davies. 1 game†(1 preseason)N/A Colorado Avalanche Charging Erik Cernak. 2 games$9,361.98 Los Angeles Kings Illegal check to the head of Brock Boeser. 3 games$41,640.63 Toronto Maple Leafs Illegal check to the head of Darnell Nurse. 5 games$35,156.25 New Jersey Devils Cross-checking Zachary L'Heureux. 1 game$45,833.33 R New York Rangers Boarding and elbowing Miro Heiskanen. 8 games$80,000.00 Nashville Predators Slew-footing Jared Spurgeon. 3 games$13,489.59 New York Islanders Illegal check to the head of Ryan Poehling. 3 games$14,843.75 Edmonton Oilers Cross-checking Conor Garland. 3 games$195,312.50 Vancouver Canucks Cross-checking Evan Bouchard. 3 games$46,875.00 Tampa Bay Lightning Interference against J.T. Compher. 2 games$9,062.50 R Minnesota Wild Roughing Tim Stutzle. 10 games#8 games$487,804.88$390,243.90 Anaheim Ducks Interference against Michael Rasmussen. 3 games$89,843.75 Florida Panthers Violating the terms of the NHL/NHLPA Performance Enhancing Substances Program. 20 games‡(18 regular season + 2 postseason)$1,445,312.50 Calgary Flames Elbowing Elias Pettersson. 2 games$8,993.06 New Jersey Devils Illegal check to the head of Adam Pelech. 2 games$8,072.92 Edmonton Oilers Cross-checking Quinton Byfield. 1 game$48,177.08 Florida Panthers Illegal check to the head of Mitchell Chaffee. 2 games‡(2 postseason)N/A Tampa Bay Lightning Interference against Aleksander Barkov. 1 game‡(1 postseason)N/A Florida Panthers Elbowing Brandon Hagel. 2 games‡(2 postseason)N/A (minority owner) Florida Panthers Inappropriate posts on social media. IndefinitelyN/APlayer totals: 98 games†‡( + + 7 postseason)$3,822,062.49 Notes 1. All figures are in US dollars. 2. Fines generated for games lost due to suspension for off-ice conduct are calculated uniquely and irrespective of repeat offender status. 3. As players are not paid salary in the preseason or postseason, no fines are generated for games lost due to suspension during those periods. 4. 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. 5. Under the aforementioned suspension, Nichushkin missed three Avalanche playoff games, before they were eliminated in the second round. 6. Hartman and the NHLPA appealed the suspension on February 5, 2025. On February 24, 2025, NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman announced he had heard the appeal and was reducing the suspension to eight games. 7. Suspension accompanied by mandatory referral to the NHL/NHLPA Program for Substance Abuse and Behavioral Health for evaluation and possible treatment.

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 (player had been fined in the 12 months prior to this fine). Coaches, non-playing personnel, and teams are not restricted to such maximums, though 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 prior to this fine)

Date of incident Offender Team Offense Date of action Amount Montreal Canadiens Unsportsmanlike conduct against Cedric Pare. $3,385.42 Toronto Maple Leafs Interference against Jake Guentzel. $5,000.00 Philadelphia Flyers Elbowing Joel Eriksson Ek. $5,000.00 Buffalo Sabres High-sticking Anton Lundell. $5,000.00 Winnipeg Jets Clipping Jesper Boqvist. $5,000.00 R Boston Bruins Unsportsmanlike conduct against Evgeni Malkin. $5,000.00 Pittsburgh Penguins Slashing Mason Lohrei. $5,000.00 Edmonton Oilers Diving/embellishment (second citation). $2,000.00 Ottawa Senators Diving/embellishment (second citation). $2,000.00 Detroit Red Wings Cross-checking Connor Dewar. $2,148.44 (head coach) San Jose Sharks Unprofessional conduct towards officials. $25,000.00 Chicago Blackhawks Elbowing Mavrik Bourque. $3,385.42 Philadelphia Flyers High-sticking Quinton Byfield. $2,473.96 Dallas Stars Violating the collective bargaining agreement between the NHL and the NHLPA. $100,000.00 New Jersey Devils Diving/embellishment (second citation). $2,000.00 Florida Panthers Roughing Drew O'Connor. $5,000.00 Toronto Maple Leafs Elbowing Garnet Hathaway. $5,000.00 Ottawa Senators Elbowing Jacob Bryson. $2,083.33 Los Angeles Kings Slew-footing Connor McDavid. $5,000.00 New Jersey Devils Cross-checking Matthew Tkachuk. $1,996.53 Utah Hockey Club High-sticking Brendan Gallagher. $4,166.66 Philadelphia Flyers Cross-checking Maxim Tsyplakov. $5,000.00 St. Louis Blues Diving/embellishment (second citation). $2,000.00 (head coach) New Jersey Devils Unprofessional conduct towards officials. $25,000.00 St. Louis Blues Cross-checking Nick Blankenburg. $2,248.26 Boston Bruins Cross-checking Jansen Harkins. $2,018.23 Florida Panthers Unsportsmanlike conduct. $5,000.00 R Ottawa Senators Unsportsmanlike conduct against Anthony Stolarz during warmups prior to a playoff game against the Toronto Maple Leafs. $2,083.33 Ottawa Senators Unsportsmanlike conduct during warmups prior to a playoff game against the Toronto Maple Leafs. $25,000.00 Montreal Canadiens Unsportsmanlike conduct against Tom Wilson. $5,000.00 Washington Capitals Unsportsmanlike conduct against Josh Anderson. $5,000.00 Washington Capitals Unsportsmanlike conduct during warmups prior to a playoff game against the Montreal Canadiens. $2,018.23 R Montreal Canadiens Unsportsmanlike conduct during warmups prior to a playoff game against the Washington Capitals. $3,385.42 Montreal Canadiens Unsportsmanlike conduct during warmups prior to a playoff game against the Washington Capitals. $25,000.00 Washington Capitals Unsportsmanlike conduct during warmups prior to a playoff game against the Montreal Canadiens. $25,000.00 R Florida Panthers Boarding Zemgus Girgensons. $5,000.00 Vegas Golden Knights Cross-checking Trent Frederic. $7,812.50 R Toronto Maple Leafs Boarding Aleksander Barkov. $5,000.00 Dallas Stars Roughing Mark Scheifele. $5,000.00 Edmonton Oilers Unsportsmanlike conduct. $5,000.00 Edmonton Oilers Roughing Matthew Tkachuk. $5,000.00 Totals: $362,205.73 Notes 1. All figures are in US dollars. 2. Skinner was issued his first citation following an incident on October 22, 2024. 3. Norris was issued his first citation following an incident on November 7, 2024. 4. Hamilton was issued his first citation following an incident on November 4, 2024. 5. Sundqvist was issued his first citation following an incident on November 25, 2024.

2024–25 NHL suspensions and fines

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