2025–26 NHL suspensions and fines

The following is a list of all suspensions and fines enforced in the National Hockey League (NHL) during the 2025–26 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 2025 NHL preseason game ‡ - suspension covered at least one 2026 postseason game

Date of incident Offender Team(s) Offense(s) Date of action Length Salary forfeited No team Unacceptable off-ice conduct.,, N/AN/A No team Unacceptable off-ice conduct.,, N/AN/A Ottawa Senators Unacceptable off-ice conduct.,, 31 games†(6 preseason + 25 regular season)N/A No team /Vegas Golden Knights Unacceptable off-ice conduct.,, 18 games$395,833.33 No team Unacceptable off-ice conduct.,, N/AN/A Tampa Bay Lightning Roughing Aaron Ekblad. 4 games$16,145.83 Tampa Bay Lightning Boarding Jesper Boqvist. 2 games$35,156.25 New York Islanders Cross-checking Connor Dewar. 1 game$20,833.33 July 2025 (assistant coach) Washington Capitals Following the findings of an NHL-led investigation into past allegations, initiated in July 2025., Remainder of the season‡(73 regular season)N/A Dallas Stars Boarding Matt Coronato; automatic suspension for receiving two game misconduct penalties in the physical infractions category before playing 41 consecutive games., 1 game$62,500.00 Toronto Maple Leafs High-sticking Oliver Bjorkstrand. 1 game$7,031.25 Calgary Flames Roughing Michael McCarron. 1 game$4,687.50 Winnipeg Jets Roughing Brady Tkachuk. 1 game$6,510.42 Pittsburgh Penguins Illegal check to the head of Brock Boeser. 3 games$80,078.13 Pittsburgh Penguins Violating the terms of the NHL/NHLPA Player Assistance Program. 20 games$262,500.00 Pittsburgh Penguins Slashing Rasmus Dahlin. 5 games$158,854.17 Anaheim Ducks Kneeing Auston Matthews. 5 games$104,166.67 Florida Panthers Boarding Connor Zary. 3 games$13,281.25 Ottawa Senators Roughing Sean Walker. 2 games$33,854.17 Boston Bruins Slashing Zach Benson. 6 games$296,875.00 Vegas Golden Knights Interference against Ryan Poehling. 1 game‡(1 postseason)N/APlayer totals: 168 games†( + + )$1,167,578.13 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. On September 11, 2025, the NHL determined that Dube, Foote, Formenton, Hart, and McLeod, while not under contract at the time of the suspension, would be eligible to sign an NHL contract no sooner than October 15, 2025, and eligible to play in NHL games no sooner than December 1, 2025. 5. Dube, Foote, and McLeod did not sign with an NHL team by December 1, and therefore missed no games during their suspension. 6. Dube took an indefinite leave of absence from the Calgary Flames on January 21, 2024. He missed 36 games and was released as an unrestricted free agent by the team at the end of the season; Dube sat out the entirety of the 2024–25 NHL season, for a total of 118 regular season games before the NHL's formal suspension. 7. Foote took an indefinite leave of absence from the New Jersey Devils on January 24, 2024. He missed 37 games and was released as an unrestricted free agent by the team at the end of the season; Foote sat out the entirety of the 2024–25 NHL season, for a total of 119 regular season games before the NHL's formal suspension. 8. Unable to comes to terms on a new contract with the Ottawa Senators for the 2022–23 NHL season, Formenton signed as a restricted free agent with HC Ambri-Piotta of the National League. He has not played in the NHL since April 2022, though remains on the Senators' reserve list. 9. Hart took an indefinite leave of absence from the Philadelphia Flyers on January 24, 2024. He missed 34 games and was released as an unrestricted free agent by the team at the end of the season; Hart sat out the entirety of the 2024–25 NHL season, for a total of 116 games before the NHL's formal suspension. Hart signed with the Vegas Golden Knights on October 24, 2025, a month and a half after the suspension was issued. The Golden Knights had 18 games remaining before Hart could play again, at the time of the signing. 10. McLeod took an indefinite leave of absence from the New Jersey Devils on January 24, 2024. He missed 37 games and was released as an unrestricted free agent by the team at the end of the season; McLeod sat out the entirety of the 2024–25 NHL season, for a total of 119 regular season games before the NHL's formal suspension. 11. Love had previously been put on team-imposed leave by the Washington Capitals on September 14, 2025, pending an investigation into allegations of past personal conduct. The Capitals relieved Love of his duties as assistant coach the same day the NHL concluded their investigations, after learning of the results. 12. Rantanen's first game misconduct penalty came as a result of boarding Alexander Romanov on November 18, 2025. 13. Suspension accompanied by mandatory referral to the NHL/NHLPA Program for Substance Abuse and Behavioral Health for evaluation and possible treatment. 14. As the Ottawa Senators were eliminated from the 2026 Stanley Cup playoffs, Greig's suspended games were deferred to the 2026–27 NHL season. 15. As the Boston Bruins were eliminated from the 2026 Stanley Cup playoffs, McAvoy's suspended games were deferred to the 2026–27 NHL season.

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 R Ottawa Senators Slashing Ivan Demidov. $2,148.44 Ottawa Senators Boarding Alex Newhook. $2,018.23 Florida Panthers Roughing Brandon Hagel. $2,213.54 Tampa Bay Lightning Cross-checking Carter Verhaeghe. $2,098.52 Tampa Bay Lightning Cross-checking Evan Rodrigues. $3,125.00 Tampa Bay Lightning Actions culminating in the events of a preseason game against the Florida Panthers. $100,000.00 (head coach) Tampa Bay Lightning Actions culminating in the events of a preseason game against the Florida Panthers. $25,000.00 Utah Mammoth Dangerous trip against Steven Stamkos. $2,500.00 Vancouver Canucks Slashing Connor McDavid. $2,500.00 Carolina Hurricanes Slashing Jacob Trouba. $2,358.94 Florida Panthers Unsportsmanlike conduct against Rasmus Dahlin. $5,000.00 R Pittsburgh Penguins Slashing Logan Stanley. $5,000.00 New Jersey Devils Boarding Tyler Bertuzzi. $5,000.00 Dallas Stars Diving/embellishment (second citation). $2,000.00 Detroit Red Wings Butt-ending Simon Nemec. $5,000.00 Anaheim Ducks Unsportsmanlike conduct against Jason Robertson. $5,000.00 Chicago Blackhawks Cross-checking Tim Stutzle. $2,604.17 Anaheim Ducks Roughing Tye Kartye. $2,864.58 Florida Panthers High-sticking Jake Guentzel. $5,000.00 Tampa Bay Lightning Slashing Niko Mikkola. $2,018.23 New York Islanders Slashing Mason Marchment. $5,000.00 R Florida Panthers High-sticking Alexandre Texier. $5,000.00 Nashville Predators Unsportsmanlike conduct against Jeremy Lauzon. $2,500.00 Toronto Maple Leafs Making an inappropriate gesture while in the press box during a Maple Leafs game. $5,000.00 Washington Capitals Unsportsmanlike conduct against Jacob Melanson. $2,500.00 Nashville Predators Slashing Trevor van Riemsdyk. $2,343.75 Tampa Bay Lightning Serving as the aggressor in an altercation with Niko Mikkola. $2,018.23 New York Islanders Unsportsmanlike conduct against William Eklund. $2,500.00 Ottawa Senators Cross-checking Jared McCann. $4,166.67 Tampa Bay Lightning Serving as the aggressor in an altercation with Rasmus Dahlin. $5,000.00 Carolina Hurricanes High-sticking Conor Garland. $5,000.00 Anaheim Ducks Diving/embellishment (second citation). $2,000.00 Ottawa Senators Unsportsmanlike conduct against Beck Malenstyn. $2,500.00 Florida Panthers High-sticking Rickard Rakell. $5,000.00 Philadelphia Flyers Diving/embellishment (second citation). $2,000.00 Calgary Flames Cross-checking Jason Robertson. $5,000.00 Utah Mammoth Head-butting Rasmus Andersson. $5,000.00 Boston Bruins Cross-checking Rasmus Dahlin. $5,000.00 R Dallas Stars Cross-checking Ryan Hartman. $2,604.17 Dallas Stars Cross-checking Kirill Kaprizov. $5,000.00 Buffalo Sabres Goaltender interference against Jakub Dobes. $3,515.63 Montreal Canadiens Roughing Sam Carrick. $3,385.42 Vegas Golden Knights Violating league media policies. 2nd-round pick (head coach) Vegas Golden Knights Violating league media policies. $100,000.00 Totals: $365,483.52

Notes 1. All figures are in US dollars. 2. The game, which featured 65 penalties for 312 penalty minutes and 13 game misconduct penalties, saw two Lightning players suspended and a further two Lightning players fined in the aftermath. 3. Rantanen was issued his first citation following an incident on October 16, 2025. 4. Sennecke was issued his first citation following an incident on March 8, 2026. 5. Michkov was issued his first citation following an incident on December 3, 2025. 6. Instead of a cash fine, Vegas will forfeit its second-round draft pick in the 2026 NHL Entry Draft.

2025–26 NHL suspensions and fines

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