Ottawa Senators’ Russian defender Nikita Zaitsev was fined five thousand dollars. This is reported in Twitter National Hockey League (NHL) player safety department.
The Russian was punished for hitting the San Jose Sharks striker Timo Mayer with a stick. The episode took place in a team match that took place on Wednesday 24 November. The victory in the duel with a score of 6: 3 was won by the “sharks”.
This season, Zaitsev played 12 matches in the NHL regular season. The Russian scored one goal with a usefulness index of “-3”.
Zaitsev, 30, has been playing in the NHL since 2016. As part of the Russian national team, he twice became the bronze medalist of the World Championship.
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