Hurricanes’ Jarvis fined for high-sticking Blue Jackets’ Garland

Some reckless actions are causing one of the game’s more popular players to open up his wallet.

On Wednesday, the NHL Department of Player Safety announced that Carolina Hurricanes forward Seth Jarvis has been fined $5,000 for high-sticking Columbus Blue Jackets forward Conor Garland.

The incident in question occurred early in the third period of a Tuesday night game between Metropolitan Division foes. After battling for the puck near the Columbus blue line, Jarvis whipped around and smacked Garland in the face with his stick. Garland fell right to the ice, with blood pouring out of his face.

Jarvis was handed a double-minor for high-sticking on the play, but the Blue Jackets failed to capitalize. Garland went to the locker room for repairs but came out to take one final shift with just a couple of minutes to go in regulation.

The fine is the maximum allowable under the current collective bargaining agreement. The money goes to the Players’ Emergency Assistance Fund. It is the first time in Jarvis’s five-year NHL career that he has ever faced supplemental discipline.

It wasn’t the first infraction Jarvis had had on the night. Back in the first period, he took another double-minor for high-sticking after clipping Blue Jackets defenseman Zach Werenski. Columbus cashed in on that power play on their way to a 5-1 win.

In 59 games this season, Jarvis has scored 28 goals and 25 assists for 53 points, a little behind his point production from the previous two seasons, where he registered 67 points each time. Garland was just in his sixth game with the Blue Jackets since being acquired from the Vancouver Canucks last week, having scored four goals already with his new team. The 30-year-old has 11 goals and 19 assists for 30 points in 56 games overall this year.