Penguins' Kunitz to be fined for cross-checking goalie

May 5, 2009 3:55 pm

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Penguins left winger Chris Kunitz will be fined, but not suspended, for a cross-check to the head of Washington goalie Simeon Varlamov late in the Capitals' 4-3 victory in Game 2 of their second-round playoff series at the Verizon Center last night.

Kunitz had a telephone hearing with Colin Campbell, the NHL's director of hockey operations, today.

The amount of his fine was not immediately known.

Capitals coach Bruce Boudreau described Kunitz' cross-check as "pretty vicious" after Game 2, and left winger Alex Ovechkin labeled it a "cheap shot" following Washington's practice today.

More details in tomorrow's Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.

First Published May 5, 2009 3:55 pm

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