San Jose Sharks

NHL takes $5,000 bite into paycheck of Canucks' Roussel

Published Nov. 24, 2018 12:41 p.m. ET

NEW YORK (AP) — Vancouver Canucks forward Antoine Roussel has been fined $5,000 by the NHL for biting San Jose Sharks defenseman Marc-Edouard Vlasic.

The fine announced by the league Saturday is the maximum allowed under the labor agreement.

The biting happened at 19:20 of the third period of San Jose's 4-0 victory at home over the slumping Canucks.

The money goes to the players' emergency assistance fund.

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