Hurricanes’ Andrei Svechnikov fined by NHL for kneeing Flyers’ Scott Laughton

Carolina Hurricanes forward Andrei Svechnikov has been fined $5,000 for kneeing forward Scott Laughton of the Philadelphia Flyers in Friday’s game, it was announced Saturday by NHL Player Safety.

Svechnikov collided with Laughton knee-to-knee along the boards at 5:25 of the second period at Wells Fargo Center in a game the Canes won 6-3. As Svechnikov turned after the play, he was cross-checked from behind and knocked to the ice by the Flyers’ Zack MacEwen. No penalties were called.

The amount of the Svechnikov fine is the maximum allowed under the CBA.

Laughton continued to play in the game, finishing with 24 shifts and 16:36 of ice time for the Flyers (8-7-4). Svechnikov had a third-period goal for the Canes (15-3-1).

Chip Alexander

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In more than 40 years at The N&O, Chip Alexander has covered the N.C. State, UNC, Duke and East Carolina beats, and now is in his 15th season on the Carolina Hurricanes beat. Alexander, who has won numerous writing awards at the state and national level, covered the Hurricanes’ move to North Carolina in 1997 and was a part of The N&O’s coverage of the Canes’ 2006 Stanley Cup run.