The NHL has fined Florida's Anton Lundell and Tampa Bay's Scott Sabourin for their actions in the high-stakes game between the Panthers and Lightning on Saturday night. The game saw a record-breaking 45 penalties, with Tampa Bay committing 26 and Florida 19, the most since 2011. Lundell was fined $5,000 for high-sticking Tampa Bay forward Jake Guentzel, while Sabourin was fined $2,018.23 for slashing Florida defenceman Niko Mikkola. Both fines were the maximum allowed by the Collective Bargaining Agreement, and the money goes to the league's emergency assistance fund for players. The teams' combined 136 penalty minutes were the second-most in the NHL this season, with Edmonton and Calgary racking up 154 on Tuesday. Tampa Bay won the game 4-2, with Guentzel stating, 'Rivalry games are intense hockey.' This isn't Sabourin's first fine this season; he previously lost $16,145.84 in salary for a four-game suspension in a preseason game between the clubs in October, where the teams committed 65 penalties and racked up 322 penalty minutes.
