Capitals' Kempny fined for cross-check to Lightning's Paquette
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Michal Kempny will pay the piper.
The Washington Capitals defenseman has been fined $2,419.35, the maximum allowable under the CBA, after cross-checking Tampa Bay Lightning forward Cedric Paquette in Game 2 of the Eastern Conference Final.
Paquette takes a cross check to the face. Kempny headed to the box pic.twitter.com/2gcfmuet3R
— Jeremy Houghtaling (@JGHoughtaling) May 14, 2018
Kempny was assessed a minor penalty.
The Capitals lead the Lightning 2-0 in the third-round series.
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