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
 - 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
 	 	Washington Capitals	Interference against Robert Thomas. 	 	2 games† (2 preseason) 	N/A
 	 	New York Rangers 	Illegal check to the head of Miles Wood. 	 	2 games† (2 preseason) 	N/A
 	R 	Washington Capitals	Boarding Samuel Blais. 	 	4 games 	$97,560.96
 	 	Vancouver Canucks 	Boarding Frank Vatrano. 	 	1 game 	$18,817.20
 	 	Detroit Red Wings 	Automatic suspension for returning to the ice to take part in an altercation after being escorted off by an official.	 	10 games 	$40,322.58
 	R 	Calgary Flames 	Unsportsmanlike conduct. 	 	1 game 	$11,280.49
 	R 	Philadelphia Flyers	Slashing Mathieu Perreault. 	 	10 games 	$408,536.59
 	 	Nashville Predators	Boarding Dominic Toninato. 	 	2 games 	$11,827.96
 	 	Colorado Avalanche 	Cross-checking Matthew Tkachuk. 	 	4 games 	$119,815.68
 	 	Tampa Bay Lightning	Boarding Torey Krug. 	 	1 game 	$4,368.28
 	 	San Jose Sharks 	Slashing Madison Bowey. 	 	1 game 	$17,580.65
 	R 	Calgary Flames 	Unsportsmanlike conduct. 	 	1 game 	$11,280.49
 	 	Colorado Avalanche 	Boarding Vladislav Namestnikov. 	 	2 games 	$64,516.12
 	 	Arizona Coyotes 	Punching an unsuspecting Samuel Girard. 	 	6 games 	$22,580.64
 	 	Ottawa Senators 	Illegal check to the head of Noel Acciari. 	 	2 games 	$6,989.24
 	 	Edmonton Oilers 	Interference against Drew Doughty. 	 	2 games 	$21,505.38
 	 	Anaheim Ducks 	Interference against Adrian Kempe. 	 	2 games 	$32,258.06
 	R 	Boston Bruins 	Elbowing Marcus Johansson. 	 	5 games 	$373,475.60
 	 	Nashville Predators	Interference against Jimmy Vesey. 	 	3 games 	$96,774.19
 	 	Ottawa Senators 	Serving as the aggressor in an altercation/kneeing Taylor Hall. 	 	10 games 	$134,408.60
 	 	Los Angeles Kings 	Kneeing Mikhail Sergachev. 	 	1 game 	$31,586.02
 	 	New Jersey Devils 	Boarding Vladislav Namestnikov. 	 	2 games 	$9,946.24
 	 	Boston Bruins 	Interference against Frans Nielsen. 	 	3 games 	$96,774.19
 	 	Los Angeles Kings 	Illegal check to the head of William Carrier. 	 	1 game‡ (1 postseason) 	N/A
 	 	Toronto Maple Leafs	Boarding Tommy Wingels. 	 	3 games‡ (3 postseason) 	N/A
 	 	Winnipeg Jets 	Cross-checking Eric Staal. 	 	1 game‡ (1 postseason) 	N/A
 	 	Nashville Predators	Illegal check to the head of Carl Soderberg. 	 	1 game‡ (1 postseason) 	N/A
 	 	San Jose Sharks 	Cross-checking Pierre-Edouard Bellemare. 	 	1 game‡ (1 postseason) 	N/A
 	R 	Washington Capitals	Illegal check to the head of Zach Aston-Reese. 	 	3 games‡ (3 postseason) 	N/A
Player totals: 	Player totals:	Player totals: 	Player totals: 	Player totals:	87 games† (4 preseason + 73 regular + 10 postseason)	$1,632,205.16
===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. Desjardins was signed to a professional try out with the New York Rangers at the time of the incident.
==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.
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.
Date of Incident	Offender 	Team 	Offense 	Date of Action	Amount
 	 	St. Louis Blues 	Cross-checking Brock Nelson. 	 	$3,091.40
 	 	St. Louis Blues 	High-sticking Patrick Sharp. 	 	$5,000.00
 	 	Chicago Blackhawks 	Slashing Brayden McNabb. 	 	$2,320.79
 	 	New York Rangers 	Unsportsmanlike conduct. 	 	$5,000.00
 	 	Tampa Bay Lightning 	Unsportsmanlike conduct. 	 	$5,000.00
 	 	Tampa Bay Lightning 	Unsportsmanlike conduct. 	 	$5,000.00
 	 	San Jose Sharks 	Roughing Michael Del Zotto. 	 	$2,403.67
 	 	Buffalo Sabres 	Slashing Patric Hornqvist. 	 	$5,000.00
 	 	Chicago Blackhawks 	High-sticking J.T. Brown. 	 	$2,486.56
 	 	Winnipeg Jets 	Butt-ending Corey Perry. 	 	$3,763.44
 	 	Minnesota Wild 	Unsportsmanlike conduct. 	 	$5,000.00
 	 	Chicago Blackhawks 	Slashing Nick Ritchie. 	 	$5,000.00
 	 	San Jose Sharks 	Slashing Tyler Johnson. 	 	$5,000.00
 	 	Ottawa Senators 	Roughing Dylan DeMelo. 	 	$5,000.00
 	 	Detroit Red Wings 	Spearing Scott Mayfield. 	 	$5,000.00
 	 	Toronto Maple Leafs 	Diving/Embellishment (second citation).	 	$2,000.00
 	 	Columbus Blue Jackets	Slashing Vincent Trocheck. 	 	$5,000.00
 	 	Los Angeles Kings 	Cross-checking Justin Schultz. 	 	$10,000.00
 	 	Pittsburgh Penguins 	Spearing Dustin Brown. 	 	$5,000.00
 	 	New Jersey Devils 	Boarding Kyle Okposo. 	 	$5,000.00
 	 	Washington Capitals 	Cross-checking Kris Letang. 	 	$5,000.00
 	 	Washington Capitals 	Interference against Matt Hendricks. 	 	$1,890.68
 	 	Winnipeg Jets 	Slashing Jay Beagle. 	 	$5,000.00
 	 	Vegas Golden Knights 	Cross-checking Brandon Saad. 	 	$2,688.17
 	 	Arizona Coyotes 	Diving/Embellishment (second citation).	 	$2,000.00
 	 	Boston Bruins 	Diving/Embellishment (second citation).	 	$2,000.00
 	 	Arizona Coyotes 	Slashing Sven Andrighetto. 	 	$5,000.00
 	 	Tampa Bay Lightning 	Dangerous trip against Morgan Rielly. 	 	$5,000.00
 	 	St. Louis Blues 	Cross-checking Jordan Szwarz. 	 	$3,091.40
 	 	Florida Panthers 	Diving/Embellishment (second citation).	 	$2,000.00
 	 	Columbus Blue Jackets	Dangerous trip against Brandon Sutter. 	 	$5,000.00
 	 	Boston Bruins 	Cross-checking Andrew MacDonald. 	 	$5,000.00
 	 	Washington Capitals 	Cross-checking Cedric Paquette. 	 	$2,419.35
Player totals: 	Player totals:	Player totals: 	Player totals: 	Player totals:	$137,155.46
===Notes===
:1. All figures are in US dollars.
:2. Andersen was issued his first citation following an incident on November 24, 2017.
:3. Cousins was issued his first citation following an incident on January 4, 2018.
:4. Marchand was issued his first citation following an incident on November 29, 2017.
:5. Matheson was issued his first citation following an incident on January 7, 2018.
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== See also ==
* 2016–17 NHL suspensions and fines
* 2017–18 NHL season
* 2017–18 NHL transactions
==References==
==External links==
*NHL Collective Bargaining Agreement
Suspension and Fines
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