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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.

By Chris Miller

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.

(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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