Senators’ Tyler Kleven fined for cross-checking Kraken’s Jared McCann
A careless act will cost a young blueliner a few dollars.
On Sunday, the NHL Department of Player Safety announced that Ottawa Senators defenseman Tyler Kleven has been fined $4,166.67 for cross-checking Seattle Kraken forward Jared McCann.
The incident occurred late in the third period in the matchup between the two teams on Saturday night. Kleven and McCann were battling, with the two going to be handed coincidental penalties, when tensions escalated into Kleven throwing a high cross-check on McCann.
Tyler Kleven received a 5-minute major and a game misconduct for cross-checking on Jared McCann 😳
While McCann was given a minor penalty for roughing, Kleven was handed a two-minute penalty for slashing, a five-minute major for cross-checking, and a game misconduct.
Kleven scored his second goal of the season earlier in the game, contributing to the Sens’ 7-4 win. It was the 24-year-old’s first goal in 13 games.
This is the first time in Kleven’s young career that he has faced supplemental discipline. The fine is the maximum allowable under the current collective bargaining agreement. The money goes to the Players’ Emergency Assistance Fund.
This is Kleven’s second full season in the NHL. The 2020 second-round pick is having an improved campaign in 2024-25. In 57 games, he has registered career highs in assists (10) and points (12), with a plus/minus of -2 while averaging 16:35 of ice time.
In 153 NHL games, the Fargo, N.D. native has posted six goals and 19 assists for 25 points. He put up two assists during Ottawa’s first-round series against the Toronto Maple Leafs last spring.
The Senators will finish their West Coast road trip on Monday night against the Vancouver Canucks. Ottawa (31-22-9) is currently sixth in the Atlantic Division, four points back of the Boston Bruins for the last Wild Card spot in the Eastern Conference.