The National Hockey League has accused Nick Cousins of being a diver.

The NHL’s department of hockey operations announced on Tuesday that the Ottawa Senators winger has been fined at $2,000 US for embellishment.

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The league said it warned Cousins the first time, but the fine was imposed because there was a second incident.

Cousins will do anything he can to get under the skin of the opposition and he likely was just trying to get a call.

“Cousins was issued a warning following an incident flagged by hockey operations at Washington on Oct. 25,” the league said in a statement on Tuesday.

“His second Citation, which triggered the $2,000 fine, was issued for an incident at 8:22 of the first period during a game vs. Utah on Nov. 9. Utah forward JJ Peterka was assessed a

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