San Jose Sharks forward Mason Marchment is taking a hit to the wallet after his latest scrap with the New York Islanders.
The NHL Department of Player Safety announced Tuesday that Marchment has been fined $5,000 for roughing Islanders forward Victor Eklund. It’s the maximum fine allowed under the league’s collective bargaining agreement, and the money will go directly to the NHL Players’ Emergency Assistance Fund.
The play that triggered the discipline came just before the midpoint of the third period. Eklund delivered a hard hit along the boards to Sharks winger Kiefer Sherwood, and Marchment quickly jumped in to answer for his teammate.
What followed was a messy sequence. Marchment threw a couple of hard shoves at Eklund before the gloves came off and the scrum escalated.
With Eklund tied up in the chaos, Marchment landed a couple of hard rights on a mostly defenseless opponent. He was the only player penalized on the play, picking up two minor roughing penalties.
Marchment finished the game with six penalty minutes, though the Sharks came away with the win anyway, edging the Islanders 3-2 in a shootout. Marchment missed on his attempt in the fifth round of the skills competition.
This isn’t Marchment’s first run-in with supplemental discipline. In February 2024, while with the Florida Panthers, he was fined $5,000 for interference against Toronto Maple Leafs defenseman Jack McCabe.
On the season, Marchment has four goals and three assists for seven points in 20 games, which leaves him tied for fourth on the team in goals. Eklund has six goals and nine points in 17 games, ranking second and fifth on the Islanders, respectively.
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