Wild defenseman Matt Dumba fined for squirting water at opponent

The NHL department of player safety leveled the $5,000 infraction for unsportsmanlike conduct during Monday's 7-2 loss to the Jets.

November 28, 2017 at 7:11PM
(The Minnesota Star Tribune)

Wild defenseman Matt Dumba was hit with a $5,000 fine, the maximum allowable under the NHL's Collective Bargaining Agreement, for unsportsmanlike conduct during Monday night's game against Winnipeg.

Minnesota Wild defenseman Matt Dumba laughed with teammate Chris Stewart during the first day of practice on the ice at the Xcel Energy Center, Friday, September 23, 2016 in St. Paul, MN.    ] (ELIZABETH FLORES/STAR TRIBUNE) ELIZABETH FLORES ' eflores@startribune.com
(Star Tribune/The Minnesota Star Tribune)

Dumba was penalized at the end of the first period because he squirted water at Winnipeg's Joel Armia, captured in this tweet from CJ Fogler.

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Chris Miller supervises coverage of professional sports teams. He has been at the Minnesota Star Tribune since 1999 and is a former sports editor of the Duluth News-Tribune and the Mesabi Daily News.

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