In NHL news on Friday, the league fined former Blackhawks defensemen McCabe $5,000 for cross-checking Brad Marchand during Thursday night's game. The incident occurred near the end boards, sparking some tension between the teams. <q>Toronto's Jake McCabe has been fined $5,000, the maximum allowable under the CBA, for cross-checking Boston's Brad Marchand.</q> <div align='center'><blockquote class='twitter-tweet' data-lang='en'><a href='https://twitter.com/NHLPlayerSafety/status/1766145440490111248?s=20'> </a></blockquote></div> Although McCabe wasn't penalized during the game, he did receive an interference penalty earlier in the period. <div align='center'><blockquote class='twitter-tweet' data-lang='en'><a href='https://twitter.com/GinoHard_/status/1765898415647449199?s=20'> </a></blockquote></div> Toronto coach Sheldon Keefe commented after the game, saying, «While we don't like the result, I liked that our guys stood in there.» The Leafs will be back in action on Saturday night against the Montreal Canadiens.
