Two Bruins players fined for Game 2 stick swinging incidents

Things got out of control during Game 2 of the Boston Bruins and Carolina Hurricanes series on Wednesday night.

As a result, two Boston players have received the highest fines possible by the NHL Player Safety Department.

Forward Brad Marchand has been fined $5,000 for slashing Carolina Hurricanes goaltender Pyotr Kochetkov.

Both players received a minor penalty for slashing on the play, but only Marchand was fined for the incident that occurred at 17:52 of the second period.

As for Bruins defenseman Derek Forbort, he has been fined $5,000 for high-sticking Carolina Hurricanes forward Teuvo Teravainen.

The Forbort incident occurred at 2:53 of the third period, and the blueliner was assessed a double-minor penalty for high-sticking on the play.