Oilers defenceman Darnell Nurse has been fined for interference during Edmonton’s 5-3 win over the Vancouver Canucks on Wednesday.
The NHL’s department of player safety handed Nurse a US$5,000 penalty for the play, which saw the veteran blue liner lay a late hit on Vancouver’s Kyle Burroughs in the final minute of the first period.
Burroughs went down hard in the corner but got up without any assistance.
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Game officials gave Nurse a two-minute minor penalty for interference.
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Money from the fine will go to the Players’ Emergency Assistance Fund.
The Oilers will host the Calgary Flames in the season’s first Battle of Alberta on Saturday.
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