The NHL has announced a punishment for Lightning defenseman Mikhail Sergachev.

Tampa Bay visited Toronto last night in what turned out to be a heated divisional matchup. Including a dirty slash by Sergachev on Leafs forward Michael Bunting.

The NHL's Player Safety Department announced his punishment:

Tampa Bay's Mikhail Sergachev has been fined $5,000, the maximum allowable under the CBA, for Slashing Toronto's Michael Bunting.