# 2017–18 NHL suspensions and fines

The following is a list of all suspensions and fines enforced in the National Hockey League (NHL) during the 2017–18 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.
Based on each player's average annual salary, divided by number of days in the season (186) for first time offenders and games (82) for repeat offenders, salary will be forfeited for the term of their suspension. 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 go to the NHL Foundation.

## Suspensions

$^†$ - suspension covered at least one 2017 NHL preseason game
$^‡$ - suspension covered at least one 2018 postseason game
$^R$ - 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 |
| September 22, 2017 | Tom Wilson | Washington Capitals | Interference against Robert Thomas. | September 23, 2017 | 2 games$^†$ (2 preseason) | N/A |
| September 23, 2017 | Andrew Desjardins | New York Rangers | Illegal check to the head of Miles Wood. | September 25, 2017 | 2 games$^†$ (2 preseason) | N/A |
| October 1, 2017 | Tom Wilson | Washington Capitals | Boarding Samuel Blais. | October 3, 2017 | 4 games | $97,560.96 |
| October 19, 2017 | Erik Gudbranson | Vancouver Canucks | Boarding Frank Vatrano. | October 20, 2017 | 1 game | $18,817.20 |
| November 15, 2017 | Luke Witkowski | Detroit Red Wings | Automatic suspension for returning to the ice to take part in an altercation after being escorted off by an official. | November 16, 2017 | 10 games | $40,322.58 |
| November 15, 2017 | Matthew Tkachuk | Calgary Flames | Unsportsmanlike conduct. | November 18, 2017 | 1 game | $11,280.49 |
| November 16, 2017 | Radko Gudas | Philadelphia Flyers | Slashing Mathieu Perreault. | November 19, 2017 | 10 games | $408,536.59 |
| November 18, 2017 | Austin Watson | Nashville Predators | Boarding Dominic Toninato. | November 19, 2017 | 2 games | $11,827.96 |
| November 25, 2017 | Gabriel Landeskog | Colorado Avalanche | Cross-checking Matthew Tkachuk. | November 27, 2017 | 4 games | $119,815.68 |
| November 29, 2017 | Cedric Paquette | Tampa Bay Lightning | Boarding Torey Krug. | November 30, 2017 | 1 game | $4,368.28 |
| December 4, 2017 | Brenden Dillon | San Jose Sharks | Slashing Madison Bowey. | December 5, 2017 | 1 game | $17,580.65 |
| December 6, 2017 | Matthew Tkachuk | Calgary Flames | Unsportsmanlike conduct. | December 7, 2017 | 1 game | $11,280.49 |
| December 16, 2017 | Erik Johnson | Colorado Avalanche | Boarding Vladislav Namestnikov. | December 17, 2017 | 2 games | $64,516.12 |
| December 23, 2017 | Zac Rinaldo | Arizona Coyotes | Punching an unsuspecting Samuel Girard. | December 27, 2017 | 6 games | $22,580.64 |
| December 27, 2017 | Fredrik Claesson | Ottawa Senators | Illegal check to the head of Noel Acciari. | December 28, 2017 | 2 games | $6,989.24 |
| January 2, 2018 | Patrick Maroon | Edmonton Oilers | Interference against Drew Doughty. | January 3, 2018 | 2 games | $21,505.38 |
| January 13, 2018 | Andrew Cogliano | Anaheim Ducks | Interference against Adrian Kempe. | January 14, 2018 | 2 games | $32,258.06 |
| January 23, 2018 | Brad Marchand | Boston Bruins | Elbowing Marcus Johansson. | January 24, 2018 | 5 games | $373,475.60 |
| February 3, 2018 | Filip Forsberg | Nashville Predators | Interference against Jimmy Vesey. | February 4, 2018 | 3 games | $96,774.19 |
| February 6, 2018 | Alex Burrows | Ottawa Senators | Serving as the aggressor in an altercation/kneeing Taylor Hall. | February 7, 2018 | 10 games | $134,408.60 |
| February 10, 2018 | Dustin Brown | Los Angeles Kings | Kneeing Mikhail Sergachev. | February 11, 2018 | 1 game | $31,586.02 |
| February 17, 2018 | Miles Wood | New Jersey Devils | Boarding Vladislav Namestnikov. | February 7, 2018 | 2 games | $9,946.24 |
| March 6, 2018 | David Backes | Boston Bruins | Interference against Frans Nielsen. | March 7, 2018 | 3 games | $96,774.19 |
| April 11, 2018 | Drew Doughty | Los Angeles Kings | Illegal check to the head of William Carrier. | April 12, 2018 | 1 game$^‡$ (1 postseason) | N/A |
| April 12, 2018 | Nazem Kadri | Toronto Maple Leafs | Boarding Tommy Wingels. | April 13, 2018 | 3 games$^‡$ (3 postseason) | N/A |
| April 17, 2018 | Josh Morrissey | Winnipeg Jets | Cross-checking Eric Staal. | April 18, 2018 | 1 game$^‡$ (1 postseason) | N/A |
| April 18, 2018 | Ryan Hartman | Nashville Predators | Illegal check to the head of Carl Soderberg. | April 19, 2018 | 1 game$^‡$ (1 postseason) | N/A |
| April 26, 2018 | Evander Kane | San Jose Sharks | Cross-checking Pierre-Edouard Bellemare. | April 27, 2018 | 1 game$^‡$ (1 postseason) | N/A |
| May 1, 2018 | Tom Wilson | Washington Capitals | Illegal check to the head of Zach Aston-Reese. | May 2, 2018 | 3 games$^‡$ (3 postseason) | N/A |
| Player totals: | 87 games$^†$ (4 preseason + 73 regular + 10 postseason) | $1,632,205.16 |