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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.
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
† - suspension covered at least one 2021 preseason game
‡ - suspension covered at least one 2022 preseason game
* - Schiefele was suspended 4 games in the 2021 Stanley Cup Playoffs. As the Winnipeg Jets were eliminated from the playoffs, the remaining game of Scheifele's suspension was instead made to be served in his first game of the 2021–22 NHL season
R - Player was considered a repeat offender (suspended in the 18 months prior to this suspension)
⌑ - Spezza and the NHLPA appealed the suspension on December 8, 2021. On December 17, 2021, NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman announced he had heard the appeal and was reducing the suspension to 4 games
^- Marchand and the NHLPA appealed the suspension on February 11, 2022. On February 18, 2022, NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman announced he had heard the appeal and was upholding the original 6 game suspension levied to Marchand
# - Niederreiter appealed the suspension on March 21, 2022. On March 28, 2022, NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman announced he had heard the appeal and was upholding the original 1 game suspension levied to Niederreiter
| Player | Team | Offense | Games | Fine |
| Mark Scheifele | Winnipeg Jets | 02/06/21 - Charging Jake Evans | 1* | N/A |
| Ridly Greig | Ottawa Senators | 26/09/21 - Cross-checking Pierre-Luc Dubois | 1+1† | $4,470.84 |
| Dylan McIlrath | Washington Capitals | 26/09/21 - Illegal check to the head of Steven Fogarty | 2+2† | $7,500.00 |
| Blake Coleman | Calgary Flames | 06/10/21 - Boarding Jansen Harkins | 1+1† | $24,500.00 |
| Gabriel Landeskog | Colorado Avalanche | 13/10/21 - Boarding Kirby Dach | 2 | $70,000.00 |
| Dylan Larkin | Detroit Red Wings | 14/10/21 - Roughing Mathieu Joseph | 1 | $30,500.00 |
| Evander Kane | San Jose Sharks | 18/10/21 - Violating NHL COVID-19 protocol | 21 | $1,540,000.00 |
| Pavel Buchnevich R | St. Louis Blues | 18/10/21 - Head-butting Lawson Crouse | 2 | $141,463.41 |
| Cedric Paquette | Montreal Canadiens | 31/10/21 - Boarding Trevor Zegras | 2 | $9,500.00 |
| Mikhail Sergachev | Tampa Bay Lightning | 04/11/21 - Illegal check to the head of Mitch Marner | 2 | $48,000.00 |
| Tucker Poolman | Vancouver Canucks | 11/11/21 - High-sticking Kiefer Sherwood | 2 | $25,000.00 |
| Kevin Labanc | San Jose Sharks | 18/11/21 - Slew-footing Tyler Bozak | 1 | $23,625.00 |
| Brad Marchand | Boston Bruins | 28/11/21 - Slew-footing Oliver Ekman-Larsson | 3 | $91,875.00 |
| Brendan Lemieux | Los Angeles Kings | 27/11/21 - Biting Brady Tkachuk | 5 | $38,750.00 |
| Neal Pionk | Winnipeg Jets | 05/12/21 - Kneeing Rasmus Sandin | 2 | $58,750.00 |
| Jason Spezza | Toronto Maple Leafs | 05/12/21 - Kneeing Neal Pionk | 4 | $15,000.00 |
| Brett Connolly | Chicago Blackhawks | 18/12/21 - Interference against Tanner Kero | 4 | $70,000.00 |
| Sam Bennett R | Florida Panthers | 01/01/22 - Illegal check to the head of Cedric Paquette | 3 | $161,890.24 |
| Chris Wideman | Montreal Canadiens | 12/01/22 - Head-butting Erik Haula | 1 | $3,750.00 |
| Ross Johnston | New York Islanders | 13/01/22 - Illegal check to the head of A.J. Greer | 3 | $15,000.00 |
| Dmitry Orlov | Washington Capitals | 18/01/22 - Kneeing Nikolaj Ehlers | 2 | $51,000.00 |
| Aaron Dell | Buffalo Sabres | 25/01/22 - Interference against Drake Batherson | 3 | $11,250.00 |
| Brad Marchand R | Boston Bruins | 08/02/22 - Roughing/high-sticking Tristan Jarry | 6^ | $448,170.73^ |
| Marcus Foligno | Minnesota Wild | 08/02/22 - Kneeing Adam Lowry | 2 | $31,000.00 |
| Austin Watson | Ottawa Senators | 12/02/22 - Interference against Jack Ahcan | 2 | $15,000.00 |
| Auston Matthews | Toronto Maple Leafs | 13/03/22 - Cross-checking Rasmus Dahlin | 2 | $116,402.50 |
| Nino Niederreiter | Carolina Hurricanes | 18/03/22 - Slashing Axel Jonsson-Fjallby | 1# | $26,250.00# |
| Nick Ritchie | Arizona Coyotes | 01/04/22 - Slashing Kevin Shattenkirk | 1 | $12,500.00 |
| Casey Cizikas | New York Islanders | 08/04/22 - Boarding Brendan Smith | 1 | $12,500.00 |
| Evgeni Malkin | Pittsburgh Penguins | 10/04/22 - Cross-checking Mark Borowiecki | 4 | $190,000.00 |
| Michael Pezzetta | Montreal Canadiens | 16/04/22 - Illegal check to the head of T.J. Oshie | 2 | $7,500.00 |
| Ryan Lomberg | Florida Panthers | 24/04/22 - Automatic suspension for instigating a fight with Erik Cernak during the final five minutes of a game | 1 | $3,625.00 |
| Kyle Clifford | Toronto Maple Leafs | 02/05/22 - Boarding Ross Colton | 1‡ | N/A |
| Darnell Nurse | Edmonton Oilers | 10/05/22 - Head-butting Phillip Danault | 1‡ | N/A |
| Evander Kane | Edmonton Oilers | 04/06/22 - Boarding Nazem Kadri | 1‡ | N/A |
TOTAL: | 4+90+3†‡ | $3,304,772.72 |
‡ - suspension covered at least one 2022 preseason game
* - Schiefele was suspended 4 games in the 2021 Stanley Cup Playoffs. As the Winnipeg Jets were eliminated from the playoffs, the remaining game of Scheifele's suspension was instead made to be served in his first game of the 2021–22 NHL season
R - Player was considered a repeat offender (suspended in the 18 months prior to this suspension)
⌑ - Spezza and the NHLPA appealed the suspension on December 8, 2021. On December 17, 2021, NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman announced he had heard the appeal and was reducing the suspension to 4 games
^- Marchand and the NHLPA appealed the suspension on February 11, 2022. On February 18, 2022, NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman announced he had heard the appeal and was upholding the original 6 game suspension levied to Marchand
# - Niederreiter appealed the suspension on March 21, 2022. On March 28, 2022, NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman announced he had heard the appeal and was upholding the original 1 game suspension levied to Niederreiter
FINES
R - Player was considered a repeat offender (fined in the 12 months prior to this fine)
* - $1,000,000.00 of the fine will be redirected from the NHL Foundation to local organizations in and around the Chicago area that provide counseling, training, and assistance to survivors of abuse
** - DeAngelo was issued his first citation (a warning) following an incident on October 31, 2021
*** - Bunting was issued his first citation (a warning) following an incident on November 16, 2021
**** - Hathaway was issued his first citation (a warning) following an incident on February 24, 2022
| Player | Team | Offense | Fine |
| Mark Friedman | Pittsburgh Penguins | 09/10/21 - Spearing Sean Kuraly | $1,812.50 |
| Rasmus Andersson | Calgary Flames | 16/10/21 - Roughing Kailer Yamamoto | $5,000.00 |
| Radek Faksa | Dallas Stars | 17/10/21 - Slashing Tim Stutzle | $5,000.00 |
| Joe Thornton R | Florida Panthers | 19/10/21 - Slashing Boris Katchouk | $1,875.00 |
| Nicolas Aube-Kubel R | Philadelphia Flyers | 23/10/21 - Kneeing Mason Marchment | $2,687.50 |
| Ryan Getzlaf | Anaheim Ducks | 23/10/21 - Dangerous trip against Joel Eriksson Ek | $1,000.00 |
| Team | Chicago Blackhawks | 26/10/21 - Inadequate procedures and insufficient and untimely response to internal investigations | $2,000,000.00* |
| P.K. Subban | New Jersey Devils | 26/10/21 - Dangerous trip against Milan Lucic | $5,000.00 |
| P.K. Subban R | New Jersey Devils | 02/11/21 - Dangerous trip against Trevor Zegras | $15,000.00 |
| Matthew Tkachuk | Calgary Flames | 04/11/21 - High-sticking John Klingberg | $5,000.00 |
| Derick Brassard | Philadelphia Flyers | 06/11/21 - Unsportsmanlike conduct against Garnet Hathaway | $2,000.00 |
| Tony DeAngelo | Carolina Hurricanes | 06/11/21 - Diving/Embellishment (second citation)** | $2,000.00 |
| Evan Rodrigues | Pittsburgh Penguins | 13/11/21 - Dangerous trip against Zach Sanford | $2,500.00 |
| Alex Goligoski | Minnesota Wild | 13/11/21 - High-sticking Jordan Eberle | $5,000.00 |
| Brendan Gallagher | Montreal Canadiens | 16/11/21 - Roughing Barclay Goodrow | $2,500.00 |
| Mikael Backlund | Calgary Flames | 16/11/21 - Cross-checking Travis Konecny | $5,000.00 |
| Ryan Hartman R | Minnesota Wild | 21/11/21 - Slew-footing Ross Colton | $4,250.00 |
| Josh Morrissey | Winnipeg Jets | 24/11/21 - Slashing Alexandre Texier | $2,500.00 |
| Max Domi | Columbus Blue Jackets | 24/11/21 - Unsportsmanlike conduct against Evgeny Svechnikov | $5,000.00 |
| Nikita Zaitsev | Ottawa Senators | 24/11/21 - Cross-checking Timo Meier | $5,000.00 |
| Artemi Panarin | New York Rangers | 26/11/21 - Unsportsmanlike conduct against Brad Marchand | $5,000.00 |
| Andrei Svechnikov | Carolina Hurricanes | 26/11/21 - Kneeing Scott Laughton | $5,000.00 |
| Rod Brind'Amour | Carolina Hurricanes | 28/11/21 - Inappropriate conduct against the Washington Capitals | $25,000.00 |
| Wayne Simmonds | Toronto Maple Leafs | 05/12/21 - Cross-checking Jansen Harkins | $2,250.00 |
| Ian Cole | Carolina Hurricanes | 08/12/21 - Kneeing Mark Scheifele | $5,000.00 |
| Rick Bowness | Dallas Stars | 09/01/22 - Inappropriate conduct against the St. Louis Blues | $25,000.00 |
| Calvin de Haan | Chicago Blackhawks | 13/01/22 - Dangerous trip against Cole Caufield | $2,500.00 |
| Jonathan Drouin | Montreal Canadiens | 18/01/22 - Cross-checking Tyler Seguin | $5,000.00 |
| Phillip Danault | Los Angeles Kings | 18/01/22 - Dangerous trip against Brayden Point | $5,000.00 |
| Cal Foote | Tampa Bay Lightning | 21/01/22 - Cross-checking Buddy Robinson | $2,125.00 |
| Dylan Cozens | Buffalo Sabres | 15/02/22 - Cross-checking Brock Nelson | $2,235.42 |
| John Hynes | Nashville Predators | 15/02/22 - Inappropriate conduct against the Washington Capitals | $25,000.00 |
| Adam Ruzicka | Calgary Flames | 16/02/22 - Elbowing Kevin Shattenkirk | $2,004.17 |
| Jamie Benn | Dallas Stars | 18/02/22 - Unsportsmanlike conduct against MacKenzie Entwistle | $5,000.00 |
| Markus Niemelainen | Edmonton Oilers | 19/02/22 - Cross-checking Kristian Vesalainen | $2,043.75 |
| Michael Bunting | Toronto Maple Leafs | 17/02/22 - Diving/Embellishment (second citation)*** | $2,000.00 |
| Marcus Foligno | Minnesota Wild | 11/03/22 - Kneeing Jakub Voracek | $5,000.00 |
| Garnet Hathaway | Washington Capitals | 18/03/22 - Diving/Embellishment (second citation)**** | $2,000.00 |
| Taylor Hall | Boston Bruins | 29/03/22 - Roughing Ilya Lyubushkin | $5,000.00 |
| Tanner Jeannot | Nashville Predators | 29/03/22 - Kneeing Brady Tkachuk | $2,000.00 |
| Colton Sissons | Nashville Predators | 07/04/22 - Spearing Josh Norris | $2,500.00 |
| Evander Kane | Edmonton Oilers | 07/04/22 - Kneeing Sean Durzi | $5,000.00 |
| Ryan Hartman R | Minnesota Wild | 13/04/22 - Unsportsmanlike conduct against Evander Kane | $4,250.00 |
| Mathew Barzal R | New York Islanders | 17/04/22 - Unsportsmanlike conduct against Mitch Marner | $2,500.00 |
| Kyle Clifford | Toronto Maple Leafs | 21/04/22 - High-Sticking Corey Perry | $2,500.00 |
| Wayne Simmonds R | Toronto Maple Leafs | 21/04/22 - Charging Mikhail Sergachev | $2,250.00 |
| Arthur Kaliyev | Los Angeles Kings | 23/04/22 - Cross-checking Josh Mahura | $2,235.42 |
| Andrew Brunette | Florida Panthers | 24/04/22 - Automatic fine for Ryan Lomberg instigating a fight during the final five minutes of a game | $10,000.00 |
| Logan O'Connor | Colorado Avalanche | 29/04/22 - Cross-checking Dmitry Kulikov | $1,812.50 |
| Kurtis MacDermid | Colorado Avalanche | 29/04/22 - Kneeing Marcus Foligno | $2,187.50 |
| Pat Maroon R | Tampa Bay Lightning | 02/05/22 - Unsportsmanlike conduct against Morgan Rielly | $2,250.00 |
| Corey Perry | Tampa Bay Lightning | 02/05/22 - Unsportsmanlike conduct against Wayne Simmonds | $2,500.00 |
| Wayne Simmonds R | Toronto Maple Leafs | 02/05/22 - Unsportsmanlike conduct against Victor Hedman | $2,250.00 |
| Jared Spurgeon | Minnesota Wild | 02/05/22 - Cross-checking Pavel Buchnevich | $5,000.00 |
| Brad Marchand | Boston Bruins | 04/05/22 - Slashing Pyotr Kochetkov | $5,000.00 |
| Derek Forbort | Boston Bruins | 04/05/22 - High-sticking Teuvo Teravainen | $5,000.00 |
| Jamie Benn R | Dallas Stars | 07/05/22 - High-sticking Andrew Mangiapane | $5,000.00 |
| Evgeny Kuznetsov | Washington Capitals | 07/05/22 - High-sticking Noel Acciari | $5,000.00 |
| Jamie Benn R | Dallas Stars | 09/05/22 - Tripping Trevor Lewis | $5,000.00 |
| Zack Kassian | Edmonton Oilers | 10/05/22 - Cross-checking Sean Durzi | $5,000.00 |
| Charlie McAvoy | Boston Bruins | 14/05/22 - Tripping Brady Skjei | $5,000.00 |
| Brendan Smith | Carolina Hurricanes | 14/05/22 - Elbowing David Pastrnak | $2,000.00 |
| Ben Chiarot | Florida Panthers | 17/05/22 - Head-butting Ross Colton | $5,000.00 |
| Brandon Hagel | Tampa Bay Lightning | 22/05/22 - Boarding Eetu Luostarinen | $3,750.00 |
| David Perron | St. Louis Blues | 23/05/22 - Cross-checking Nazem Kadri | $5,000.00 |
| Zack Kassian R | Edmonton Oilers | 02/06/22 - Unsportsmanlike conduct against Bowen Byram | $2,500 |
TOTAL: | $2,315,268.76 |
* - $1,000,000.00 of the fine will be redirected from the NHL Foundation to local organizations in and around the Chicago area that provide counseling, training, and assistance to survivors of abuse
** - DeAngelo was issued his first citation (a warning) following an incident on October 31, 2021
*** - Bunting was issued his first citation (a warning) following an incident on November 16, 2021
**** - Hathaway was issued his first citation (a warning) following an incident on February 24, 2022
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