Devils' Hall fined $5K for boarding Okposo
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New Jersey Devils forward Taylor Hall has been fined $5,000 for boarding Buffalo Sabres forward Kyle Okposo, the NHL's Department of Player Safety announced.
The incident occurred in the first period of Tuesday's contest between the two clubs and saw Hall issued a minor for boarding on the play.
Luckily, Okposo appeared no worse for wear following the hit as he remained in the game. He finishing with the most ice time among all Sabres forwards with 22:15 logged.
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