{"id":435491,"date":"2026-01-28T20:51:09","date_gmt":"2026-01-28T20:51:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/435491\/"},"modified":"2026-01-28T20:51:09","modified_gmt":"2026-01-28T20:51:09","slug":"brandon-duhaime-fined-by-nhl-after-seattle-kraken-game","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/435491\/","title":{"rendered":"Brandon Duhaime fined by NHL after Seattle Kraken game"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/russianmachineneverbreaks.com\/player\/brandon-duhaime\/\" class=\"player\" title=\"View Brandon Duhaime&#039;s stats, bio, and status\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Brandon Duhaime<\/a> is lighter in the pocketbook after the Washington Capitals\u2019 5-1 loss to the Seattle Kraken.<\/p>\n<p>The Capitals forward was fined $2,500 by the NHL for unsportsmanlike conduct toward an opponent. <\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Washington\u2019s Brandon Duhaime has been fined $2,500 for unsportsmanlike conduct towards an opponent while on Washington\u2019s bench.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 NHL Player Safety (@NHLPlayerSafety) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NHLPlayerSafety\/status\/2016563465742069890?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">January 28, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/sound_hockey\/status\/2016568261396353298\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Per a video from the Sound of Hockey<\/a>, Duhaime, while on the Capitals bench, caught <a href=\"https:\/\/russianmachineneverbreaks.com\/player\/jacob-melanson\/\" class=\"player\" title=\"View Jacob Melanson&#039;s stats, bio, and status\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Jacob Melanson<\/a> with his stick as the Kraken forward skated by on the ice with 7:10 remaining in the second period. <\/p>\n<p>The play was commented on by the Kraken telecast, \u201cMelanson is clipped by a stick, an accidental stick.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>On a replay aired shortly after, Duhaime connected with Melanson using the butt end of his stick.<\/p>\n<p>The two then later settled the score, dropping the gloves with 1:10 seconds remaining in the third period. Melanson won the fight, earning the takedown.<\/p>\n<p>According to the league, Duhaime\u2019s fine will go to the Players\u2019 Emergency Assistance Fund.<\/p>\n<p>Here\u2019s the full press release from the NHL:<\/p>\n<p>Capitals\u2019 Duhaime Fined for Unsportsmanlike Conduct<\/p>\n<p>NEW YORK (Jan. 28, 2026) \u2013 Washington Capitals forward Brandon Duhaime has been fined $2,500 for unsportsmanlike conduct toward an opponent while on Washington\u2019s bench during NHL Game No. 839 in Seattle on Tuesday, Jan. 27, the National Hockey League\u2019s Department of Player Safety announced today.<\/p>\n<p>The incident occurred at 12:50 of the second period. <\/p>\n<p>The money goes to the Players\u2019 Emergency Assistance Fund.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t<script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Brandon Duhaime is lighter in the pocketbook after the Washington Capitals\u2019 5-1 loss to the Seattle Kraken. The&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":435492,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[66],"tags":[385,99],"class_list":["post-435491","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-nhl","tag-nhl","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/435491","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=435491"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/435491\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/435492"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=435491"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=435491"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=435491"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}