Ottawa Senators' Nick Cousins (21) move the puck against the Carolina Hurricanes during the first period of an NHL hockey game in Raleigh, N.C., Friday, Dec. 13, 2024. Cousins has been fined US$2,083.33 — the maximum allowable under the collective bargaining agreement — for elbowing on Buffalo Sabres defenceman Jacob Bryson, the NHL announced Friday. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP/Karl B DeBlaker
Ottawa Senators' Nick Cousins (21) move the puck against the Carolina Hurricanes during the first period of an NHL hockey game in Raleigh, N.C., Friday, Dec. 13, 2024. Cousins has been fined US$2,083.33 — the maximum allowable under the collective bargaining agreement — for elbowing on Buffalo Sabres defenceman Jacob Bryson, the NHL announced Friday. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP/Karl B DeBlaker
NEW YORK - Ottawa Senators forward Nick Cousins has been fined US$2,083.33 — the maximum allowable under the collective bargaining agreement — for elbowing Buffalo Sabres defenceman Jacob Bryson, the NHL announced Friday.
The incident occurred early in the third period of Buffalo's 4-0 victory over Ottawa on Thursday.
The money goes to the Players' Emergency Assistance Fund.Â
Cousins was assessed a minor penalty for elbowing on the play.Â
The 31-year-old, who's in his first season with the Senators, has five goals and seven assists for 12 points in 38 games.
Ottawa has dropped four straight games and owns a 19-18-3 record as the club looks to make the playoffs for the first time since 2017.
This report by ºÃÉ«tvwas first published Jan. 10, 2025.
