Click the spoiler box to see this season's suspensions and fines.
Money forfeited by players due to suspension or fine goes to the Players' Emergency Assistance Fund, while money forfeited by coaches, staff or organizations as a whole go to the NHL Foundation.
Funds Generated:
Players' Emergency Assistance Fund: $2,609,424.48
NHL Foundation: $225,000.00
2023-24, 2022-23, 2021-22, 2020-21
Money forfeited by players due to suspension or fine goes to the Players' Emergency Assistance Fund, while money forfeited by coaches, staff or organizations as a whole go to the NHL Foundation.
SUSPENSIONS
R - Player was considered a repeat offender (suspended in the 18 months prior to this suspension)
† - suspension covered at least one 2024 preseason game
‡ - suspension covered at least one 2025 playoff game
strike - suspension was reduced upon appeal
| Player | Team | Offense | Games | Fine |
| Conor Geekie | Tampa Bay Lightning | October 2, 2024 - Leaving the bench on a legal line change for the purpose of starting an altercation with Josh Davies | 1† | N/A |
| Matt Stienburg | Colorado Avalanche | October 30, 2024 - Charging Erik Cernak | 2 | $9,361.98 |
| Tanner Jeannot | Los Angeles Kings | November 7, 2024 - Illegal check to the head of Brock Boeser | 3 | $41,640.63 |
| Ryan Reaves | Toronto Maple Leafs | November 16, 2024 - Illegal check to the head of Darnell Nurse | 5 | $35,156.25 |
| Timo Meier | New Jersey Devils | November 25, 2024 - Cross-checking Zachary L'Heureux | 1 | $45,833.33 |
| Matt Rempe R | New York Rangers | December 20, 2024 - Boarding and elbowing Miro Heiskanen | 8 | $80,000.00 |
| Zachary L'Heureux | Nashville Predators | December 31, 2024 - Slew-footing Jared Spurgeon | 3 | $13,489.59 |
| Maxim Tsyplakov | New York Islanders | January 16, 2025 - Illegal check to the head of Ryan Poehling | 3 | $14,843.75 |
| Connor McDavid | Edmonton Oilers | January 18, 2025 - Cross-checking Conor Garland | 3 | $195,312.50 |
| Tyler Myers | Vancouver Canucks | January 18, 2025 - Cross-checking Evan Bouchard | 3 | $46,875.00 |
| Emil Lilleberg | Tampa Bay Lightning | January 25, 2025 - Interference against J.T. Compher | 2 | $9,062.50 |
| Ryan Hartman R | Minnesota Wild | February 1, 2025 - Roughing Tim Stutzle. | 8 | $390,243.90 |
| Trevor Zegras | Anaheim Ducks | February 23, 2025 - Interference against Michael Rasmussen | 3 | $89,843.75 |
| Aaron Ekblad | Florida Panthers | March 10, 2025 - Violating the terms of the NHL/NHLPA Performance Enhancing Substances Program | 20‡ | $1,445,312.50 |
| Connor Zary | Calgary Flames | March 12, 2025 - Elbowing Elias Pettersson | 2 | $8,993.06 |
| Paul Cotter | New Jersey Devils | April 13, 2025 - Illegal check to the head of Adam Pelech | 2 | $8,072.92 |
| Darnell Nurse | Edmonton Oilers | April 14, 2025 - Cross-checking Quinton Byfield | 1 | $48,177.08 |
| Jesse Puljujarvi | Florida Panthers | April 15, 2025 - Illegal check to the head of Mitchell Chaffee | 2‡ | N/A |
| Brandon Hagel | Tampa Bay Lightning | April 24, 2025 - Interference against Aleksander Barkov | 1‡ | N/A |
| Aaron Ekblad | Florida Panthers | April 28, 2025 - Elbowing Brandon Hagel | 2‡ | N/A |
TOTAL: | 73†‡ | $2,482,218.74 |
† - suspension covered at least one 2024 preseason game
‡ - suspension covered at least one 2025 playoff game
FINES
Italics - Player was fined the maximum allowed
R - Player was considered a repeat offender (fined in the 12 months prior to this fine)
* - Skinner was issued his first citation (warning) following an incident on October 22, 2024
** - Norris was issued his first citation (warning) following an incident on November 7, 2024
*** - Hamilton was issued his first citation following an incident on November 4, 2024
**** - Sundqvist was issued his first citation following an incident on November 25, 2024
| Player | Team | Offense | Fine |
| Arber Xhekaj | Montreal Canadiens | September 28, 2024 - Unsportsmanlike conduct against Cedric Pare | $3,385.42 |
| Oliver Ekman-Larsson | Toronto Maple Leafs | October 21, 2024 - Interference against Jake Guentzel | $5,000.00 |
| Garnet Hathaway | Philadelphia Flyers | October 26, 2024 - Elbowing Joel Eriksson Ek | $5,000.00 |
| Rasmus Dahlin | Buffalo Sabres | October 28, 2024 - High-sticking Anton Lundell | $5,000.00 |
| Neal Pionk | Winnipeg Jets | November 16, 2024 - Clipping Jesper Boqvist | $5,000.00 |
| Jeff Skinner | Edmonton Oilers | November 23, 2024 - Diving/embellishment (second citation)* | $2,000.00 |
| Nikita Zadorov R | Boston Bruins | November 29, 2024 - Unsportsmanlike conduct against Evgeni Malkin | $5,000.00 |
| Evgeni Malkin | Pittsburgh Penguins | November 29, 2024 - Slashing Nikita Zadorov | $5,000.00 |
| Josh Norris | Ottawa Senators | December 5, 2024 - Diving/embellishment (second citation)** | $2,000.00 |
| Jonatan Berggren | Detroit Red Wings | December 14, 2024 - Cross-checking Connor Dewar | $2,148.44 |
| Ryan Warsofsky (head coach) | San Jose Sharks | December 14, 2024 - Unprofessional conduct towards officials | $25,000.00 |
| Dougie Hamilton | New Jersey Devils | December 23, 2024 - Diving/embellishment (second citation)*** | $2,000.00 |
| Dallas Stars | December 26, 2024 - Violating the collective bargaining agreement between the NHL and the NHLPA | $100,000.00 | |
| Patrick Maroon | Chicago Blackhawks | December 29, 2024 - Elbowing Mavrik Bourque | $3,385.42 |
| Matvei Michkov | Philadelphia Flyers | December 29, 2024 - High-sticking Quinton Byfield | $2,473.96 |
| Sam Bennett | Florida Panthers | January 3, 2025 - Roughing Drew O'Connor | $5,000.00 |
| Max Domi | Toronto Maple Leafs | January 5, 2025 - Elbowing Garnet Hathaway | $5,000.00 |
| Nick Cousins | Ottawa Senators | January 9, 2025 - Elbowing Jacob Bryson | $2,083.33 |
| Adrian Kempe | Los Angeles Kings | January 13, 2025 - Slew-footing Connor McDavid | $5,000.00 |
| Johnathan Kovacevic | New Jersey Devils | January 14, 2025 - Cross-checking Matthew Tkachuk | $1,996.53 |
| Jack McBain | Utah Hockey Club | January 14, 2025 - High-sticking Brendan Gallagher | $4,166.66 |
| Scott Laughton | Philadelphia Flyers | January 16, 2025 - Cross-checking Maxim Tsyplakov | $5,000.00 |
| Oskar Sundqvist | St. Louis Blues | January 18, 2025 - Diving/embellishment (second citation)**** | $2,000.00 |
| Sheldon Keefe (head coach) | New Jersey Devils | March 2, 2025 - Unprofessional conduct towards officials | $25,000.00 |
| Zack Bolduc | St. Louis Blues | March 23, 2025 - Cross-checking Nick Blankenburg | $2,248.27 |
| Michael Callahan | Boston Bruins | March 26, 2025 - Cross-checking Jansen Harkins | $2,018.23 |
| Niko Mikkola | Florida Panthers | March 30, 2025 - Unsportsmanlike conduct | $5,000.00 |
| Nick Cousins R | Ottawa Senators | April 24, 2025 - Unsportsmanlike conduct against Anthony Stolarz | $2,083.33 |
| Ottawa Senators | April 24, 2025 - Unsportsmanlike conduct during warmups | $25,000.00 | |
| Josh Anderson | Montreal Canadiens | April 25, 2025 - Unsportsmanlike conduct against Tom Wilson | $5,000.00 |
| Tom Wilson | Washington Capitals | April 24, 2025 - Unsportsmanlike conduct against Josh Anderson | $5,000.00 |
| Arber Xhekaj R | Montreal Canadiens | April 27, 2025 - Unsportsmanlike conduct against Dylan McIlrath | $3,385.42 |
| Montreal Canadiens | April 27, 2025 - Unsportsmanlike conduct during warmups | $25,000.00 | |
| Dylan McIlrath | Ottawa Senators | April 27, 2025 - Unsportsmanlike conduct against Arber Xhekaj | $2,018.23 |
| Washington Capitals | April 27, 2025 - Unsportsmanlike conduct during warmups | $25,000.00 | |
| Niko Mikkola R | Florida Panthers | April 28, 2025 - Boarding Zemgus Girgensons | $5,000.00 |
| Nicolas Roy | Vegas Golden Knights | May 8, 2025 - Cross-checking Trent Frederic | $7,812.50 |
| Max Domi R | Toronto Maple Leafs | May 11, 2025 - Boarding Aleksander Barkov | $5,000.00 |
| Jamie Benn | Dallas Stars | May 15, 2025 - Roughing Mark Scheifele | $5,000.00 |
TOTAL: | $352,205.74 |
R - Player was considered a repeat offender (fined in the 12 months prior to this fine)
* - Skinner was issued his first citation (warning) following an incident on October 22, 2024
** - Norris was issued his first citation (warning) following an incident on November 7, 2024
*** - Hamilton was issued his first citation following an incident on November 4, 2024
**** - Sundqvist was issued his first citation following an incident on November 25, 2024
Funds Generated:
Players' Emergency Assistance Fund: $2,609,424.48
NHL Foundation: $225,000.00
2023-24, 2022-23, 2021-22, 2020-21
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