{"id":371848,"date":"2025-12-23T22:20:10","date_gmt":"2025-12-23T22:20:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/371848\/"},"modified":"2025-12-23T22:20:10","modified_gmt":"2025-12-23T22:20:10","slug":"anaheim-ducks-ross-johnston-fined-for-roughing-tye-kartye","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/371848\/","title":{"rendered":"Anaheim Ducks’ Ross Johnston fined for roughing Tye Kartye"},"content":{"rendered":"

Anaheim Ducks<\/a> forward Ross Johnston<\/a> has been fined $2,864.58 for roughing Seattle Kraken<\/a> forward Tye Kartye<\/a>, the NHL Department of Player Safety announced on Tuesday.<\/p>\n

The fine is the maximum allowable under the collective bargaining agreement.<\/p>\n

Anaheim\u2019s Ross Johnston has been fined $2,864.58, the maximum allowable under the CBA, for roughing Seattle\u2019s Tye Kartye.<\/p>\n

\u2014 NHL Player Safety (@NHLPlayerSafety) December 23, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n

Kartye and Ducks star forward Cutter Gauthier<\/a> got into a skirmish halfway through the third period of the Kraken\u2019s 3-1 win on Monday with both players getting two-minute roughing penalties.<\/p>\n

In the dying seconds of the frame, Johnston took a swipe at Kartye with his gloves on during a stoppage of play, leading to another skirmish between the two clubs.<\/p>\n

Johnston was handed a two-minute roughing penalty and a game misconduct for the play while Kartye was also given a game misconduct.<\/p>\n

The 6-foot-5 forward has two goals and 10 points in 36 games along with 62 penalty minutes with the Ducks this season.<\/p>\n

Anaheim sits in first place in the Pacific Division with a 21-14-2 record, two points ahead of the Vegas Golden Knights<\/a> and Edmonton Oilers<\/a>.<\/p>\n