Montreal’s Shea Weber fined for non-call slash on Lightning’s Nikita Kucherov

[ASFN Admin]

TAMPA — Montreal defenseman Shea Weber was fined the maximum allowed under the collective bargaining agreement on Tuesday for a non-call slash on Lightning right wing Nikita Kucherov. Weber, who was assessed a $5,000 fine by the NHL’s department of player safety, slashed Kucherov during the third period in the Lightning’s series-opening 5-1 win over the Canadiens. This story will be updated. • • ...

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