Overview

• Midway through the second period Saturday, Rasmus Dahlin cross-checked Brad Marchand, who then pursued him, threw punches on the ice, and carried Dahlin’s helmet to the penalty box.
• Video shows Marchand tearing off the helmet’s straps in the box before tossing it back onto the ice, an act not assessed as a separate in-game penalty.
• Officials gave Marchand two minors (interference and roughing) and Buffalo’s Tage Thompson a roughing minor, and the Sabres converted the ensuing power play 32 seconds later through Josh Doan.
• The NHL Department of Player Safety on Sunday levied a $5,000 fine—the maximum allowed under the CBA—for unsportsmanlike conduct; the money goes to the Players’ Emergency Assistance Fund, and no suspension was issued.
• Buffalo won 3-0, extending Florida’s skid, as the sequence and helmet teardown circulated widely on social media; Dahlin later said he tried to stay calm and felt he “won a little battle today.”