Though only a preseason matchup, tempers flared between the Ottawa Senators and Montreal Canadiens. So much that the NHL’s Department of Player Safety stepped in with fines for two teammates of Brady Tkachuk for their actions against Patrik Laine’s Habs.

The Senators took a rough beating against Laine and the Canadiens at Videotron Centre in Quebec City. As the score got out of hand with a 5-0 win for the Habs, the Tkachuk-less Sens retaliated. However, they went too far, and the NHL is now assessing harsh fines for two players in Ottawa.

“Ottawa’s Hayden Hodgson has been fined $2,018.23, the maximum allowable under the CBA, for boarding Montreal’s Alex Newhook,” @NHLPlayerSafety announced through X, formerly Twitter. “Ottawa’s Nick Cousins has been fined $2,148.44, the maximum allowable

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