{"id":229160,"date":"2025-10-07T14:21:10","date_gmt":"2025-10-07T14:21:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/229160\/"},"modified":"2025-10-07T14:21:10","modified_gmt":"2025-10-07T14:21:10","slug":"nhl-slams-tampa-bay-lightning-with-huge-fines-while-florida-panthers-go-unpunished-nhl-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/229160\/","title":{"rendered":"NHL slams Tampa Bay Lightning with huge fines while Florida Panthers go unpunished | NHL News"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"NHL The Tampa Bay Lightning (Credit: Getty Images) The Tampa Bay Lightning are facing major disciplinary action after their preseason clash with the Florida Panthers. The NHL<\/a> handed out fines and suspensions following a heated game on October 4, 2025. Four Lightning players were penalized, and head coach Jon Cooper received a $25,000 fine. The team itself was fined $100,000 for its role in the incidents. Surprisingly, the Florida Panthers were not penalized at all, raising questions about consistency in NHL discipline.<\/p>\n

NHL suspends four Tampa Bay Lightning players<\/p>\n

The National Hockey League\u2019s Department of Player Safety issued suspensions and fines to four Tampa Bay Lightning players after the October 4 preseason game against the Florida Panthers. Scott Sabourin, Victor Hedman, Nikita Kucherov<\/a>, and Andrei Vasilevskiy were among those disciplined. Each player faced individual penalties based on actions during the on-ice melee. The NHL cited aggressive hits and unsportsmanlike conduct. The suspensions range from one to two games. Fines vary depending on the severity of the offenses.<\/p>\n

Head coach Jon Cooper was fined $25,000<\/p>\n

Tampa Bay Lightning head coach Jon Cooper also faced disciplinary action. The NHL fined him $25,000 for his role in escalating the conflict during the preseason match. Cooper\u2019s fine was in addition to the individual player penalties. The league stated the money will go to the Club Fine Fund, which supports charitable causes. Cooper released a brief statement acknowledging the NHL\u2019s decision and emphasizing his commitment to ensuring players stay disciplined moving forward.<\/p>\n

Florida Panthers escape without any penalties<\/p>\n

Despite the chaotic scenes on the ice, the Florida Panthers faced no suspensions or fines, the NHL\u2019s ruling sparked debate among fans and analysts. Many questioned the league\u2019s consistency in handling aggressive plays. Panthers players were involved in the game\u2019s scuffles, but none were deemed guilty of actions warranting punishment.The decision highlights the NHL\u2019s focus on team responsibility, with the Lightning bearing the full brunt of fines and suspensions for the preseason melee.Also Read: Boston Bruins cut Jonathan Aspirot, Matej Blumel, Michael DiPietro, Alex Steeves, and Matt Poitras for the NHL season<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Tampa Bay Lightning (Credit: Getty Images) The Tampa Bay Lightning are facing major disciplinary action after their…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":229161,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5105],"tags":[95,57,37263,5,37264,189,4,7534,31294,1335,540,92,37262,5168,5167],"class_list":{"0":"post-229160","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-tampa-bay-lightning","8":"tag-boston-bruins","9":"tag-florida-panthers","10":"tag-florida-panthers-penalties","11":"tag-hockey","12":"tag-jon-cooper-fine","13":"tag-lightning","14":"tag-nhl","15":"tag-nhl-disciplinary-action","16":"tag-nhl-suspensions","17":"tag-nikita-kucherov","18":"tag-tampa-bay","19":"tag-tampa-bay-lightning","20":"tag-tampa-bay-lightning-fines","21":"tag-tampabay","22":"tag-tampabaylightning"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nhl\/115333331911646304","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/229160","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=229160"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/229160\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/229161"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=229160"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=229160"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=229160"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}