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Kreider fined for hitting Eakin with helmet during fight

Adam Hunger / USA TODAY Sports

New York Rangers winger Chris Kreider has been fined $5,000 for hitting Dallas Stars forward Cody Eakin in the head with his own helmet during a fight Tuesday night, the Department of Player Safety announced Wednesday.

The penalty is the maximum allowable under the NHL's Collective Bargaining Agreement.

Kreider landed one blow before smartly discarding the makeshift weapon, though it wasn't enough to avoid sanctioning.

Eakin drew the ire of the Rangers earlier this season when he leveled goalie Henrik Lundqvist while chasing a puck behind the net. He was suspended four games for the incident, and some criticized the Rangers for not responding in the moment.

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