Ryan Hartman fined for knocking down Edmonton Oilers Evan de Kane

#RyanHartman #finedflipping #EdmontonOilers #EvanderKane Minnesota Wild forward Ryan Hartman was fined $4,250 for unsportsmanlike conduct after he knocked down Edmonton Oilers wing Evan de Kane in Tuesday's 5-1 win over the Oilers. When the two were escorted off the ice by officers after an argument, Hartman turned Kane away. The 27-year-old, whose contract expires in 2023-24 and is capped at $1.7 million, said after the game that any fines for the conduct were "worth it." Ryan Hartman of Minnesota was fined $4,250, the maximum amount allowed by the CBA, for unsportsmanlike conduct during last night's game against Edmonton. - NHL Player Safety April 13, 2022 Both Kane and Hartman were given 10 minutes of misconduct, and in addition to the rough minor, Kane was given an additional cross-check of the minor with less than 10 minutes remaining on Tuesday. The incident started with Kane checking on Kirill Kapritsov after his encounter with off-ball Keller Yamamoto at the wild blue line. Several Wild members pounced on Kane, who exchanged jabs with the players in the scrum. Hartman jumps on Kane when he gets engaged to Matszucarello. The pair then attempted to throw punches before being restrained by the linesman before being separated. "He shot Kirill from the back in a very vulnerable spot," Hartman said of Kane. "It turns out we had five people there. They had no one there to help him." After the police had already intervened, Kane had his own reaction to the Hartman intervention. "All five guys used it, they couldn't trip me up," Kane said. "With that said, I definitely want to get out of that shackles. "These little guys, they want to play hard, but they wait for the linesman to come in. The Wilds and Oilers won't meet again this season, and as of this writing, they may not meet again until the Western Conference finals.