SAN JOSE – Sharks forward Mason Marchment was fined $5,000 by the NHL’s Department of Player Safety on Tuesday for roughing forward Victor Eklund in the third period of the previous night’s game against the New York Islanders.
Marchment went after Eklund, landing a couple of uppercuts after what he believed was an illegal hit by the Islanders winger on the Sharks’ Kiefer Sherwood.
Instead, Marchment received a double minor at 8:52 of the third period, while Eklund was not penalized.
With the game tied, Marchment’s penalties put the Sharks on a penalty kill until forwards Barclay Goodrow and Zack Ostapchuk both drew penalties at 10:45 of the third period to give San Jose a 4-on-3 power play.
But neither team scored before the end of regulation time, and in overtime, rookie winger Ivar Stenberg scored in the eighth round of the shootout to give the Sharks a 3-2 win.
Marchment said he was a bit surprised to be the only one penalized after the review.
“I thought it was pretty dirty,” Marchment said of Eklund’s hit. “I didn’t really want to do anything about it too much like that, but I thought he dropped his stuff, so I dropped mine, and ended up getting the four. So, just stick up for a teammate. (Sherwood) would do the same thing for me.”
The win snapped the Sharks’ five-game losing streak. They finish their two-game homestand on Wednesday against Sidney Crosby and the Pittsburgh Penguins,