The amount of the fine is the maximum allowed under the
collective bargaining agreement.
Ott was hit with the spearing penalty on Boston Bruins
defenseman Zdeno Chara during a 1-0 loss on Saturday. The money
for the fine will go to the Player's Emergency Assistance Fund.
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The Tampa Bay Lightning reassigned forward Cory Conacher to the
Syracuse Crunch of the American Hockey League.
Conacher, 26, made his NHL season debut with the Lightning on
Saturday night at the New Jersey Devils. He had one shot on goal
in 13:26 of ice time.
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The Buffalo Sabres recalled forward Nicholas Baptiste from the
Rochester Americans of the American Hockey League.
The 6-foot-1, 206-pound Baptiste, 21, joins the team for his
second career recall after recording one goal and a plus-1
rating in his first two NHL games earlier this season.
The Ottawa, Ontario, native scored two goals in Rochester's 5-2
win at St. John's on Saturday night. (Editing by Andrew Both)
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