Burrows dodges suspension for butt-ending Sharks' DeMelo
Alex Burrows won't miss any games for his dangerous butt-end to the face of Dylan DeMelo.
The Ottawa Senators forward was fined $5,000 but not suspended Sunday for the act, which was officially called "roughing" and occurred with the San Jose Sharks leading 4-0 in an eventual 5-0 win over the Senators on Saturday night.
Classic Alex Burrows. With his team down 4-0, he just did this to Sharks Dylan DeMelo. pic.twitter.com/OjGrCyZ8X8
— Richard Lee-Sam (@RLeesam) December 10, 2017
Burrows was given a minor penalty for roughing, a five-minute major for fighting, and a game misconduct in the aftermath.
DeMelo played Sunday night against the Minnesota Wild, but Sharks head coach Peter DeBoer said before the game that Burrows' stick scratched DeMelo's cornea and it was close to being a more serious injury, according to The Athletic's Kevin Kurz.