Panthers’ Sam Bennett punished for Drew O’Connor incident

This article originally appeared on PGHHockeyNOW.com.

The NHL’s Department of Player Safety announced Saturday that it had fined Sam Bennett of the Florida Panthers $5,000 for roughing the Pittsburgh Penguins’ Drew O’Connor during Friday’s game.

The incident happened at 17:55 of the third period of the Penguins’ 3-2 shootout loss at Florida. Bennett received a roughing minor penalty at the time.

The $5,000 is the maximum fine allowable under the Collective Bargaining Agreement. The money goes to the Players’ Emergency Assistance Fund.

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