Overview
- Hockey Operations cited Cousins for embellishment on a play at 8:22 of the first period against Utah in which JJ Peterka was called for interference.
- The league had issued Cousins a first citation as a warning for an Oct. 25 incident in Washington.
- Under Rule 64, embellishment discipline escalates from a warning to fines that increase with subsequent citations.
- Money from embellishment fines is directed to the Players' Emergency Assistance Fund.
- Cousins has drawn nine penalties this season, tied for the team lead, as Ottawa ranks sixth in penalties drawn league-wide.