2026–27 NHL suspensions and fines

The following is a list of all suspensions and fines enforced in the National Hockey League (NHL) during the 2026–27 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 (194) for non-repeat offenders and games (84) for repeat offenders, salary will be forfeited for the term of their suspension.

Date of incident Offender Team(s) Offense(s) Date of action Length Salary forfeited Ottawa Senators Roughing Sean Walker. 2 gamesN/A Boston Bruins Slashing Zach Benson. 6 gamesN/APlayer totals: 8 games$0.00 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 the Ottawa Senators were eliminated from the 2026 Stanley Cup playoffs, Greig's suspended games were deferred to the 2026–27 NHL season. 4. 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 $15,000.00 for their first offense, and $20,000.00 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 Washington Capitals Cross-checking Hunter McDonald. $2,250.86 Seattle Kraken Serving as the aggressor in an altercation with Brennan Othmann. $2,190.72 Montreal Canadiens Roughing Ridly Greig. $5,000.00 Totals: $9,441.58

Notes 1. All figures are in US dollars.

2026–27 NHL suspensions and fines

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