Overview

• Florida Panthers' Nick Cousins and St. Louis Blues' Oskar Sundqvist were fined $2,000 each for their second embellishment offenses of the season.
• The fines are part of the NHL's efforts under Rule 64 to address and penalize diving and embellishment more seriously.
• A third offense by either player would result in a $3,000 fine, with penalties escalating for subsequent violations.
• Sundqvist's fine coincided with his signing of a new two-year contract with the Blues, worth $3 million.
• The collected fines contribute to the Players' Emergency Assistance Fund.