Flames defenceman Rasmus Andersson fined by NHL for incident in Saturday's game

The NHL's Department of Player Safety announced on Sunday afternoon that Calgary Flames defenceman Rasmus Andersson has been fined $5,000 for roughing Edmonton Oilers forward Kailer Yamamoto.

The incident occurred late in the first period of Saturday night's game. A scrum ensued following the whistle, and Andersson proceeds to punch Yamamoto in the head. Andersson received a two-minute minor for roughing, and a two-minute minor for elbowing on the play.

the hnic panel is speculating that the nhl department of player safety will likely take a look at rasmus andersson headbutting kailer yamamoto in a first period scrum pic.twitter.com/WcQguoW0WS— zach laing (@zjlaing) October 17, 2021

Certain angles of the incident make it seem like Andersson headbutted Yamamoto, but as Sportsnet's Nick Kypreos points out, you can see the Swedish defenceman punch the Oilers forward in the face.

Many last night didn't pick up Andersson's glove to Yamamoto's face first. @FAN590 @NHLFlames @EdmontonOilers @NHL https://t.co/jbLU7XEQ7F pic.twitter.com/Yb3N24WdEC— Nick Kypreos (@RealKyper) October 17, 2021

Edmonton would go on to win the game by a score of 5-2, with Connor McDavid scoring a hat trick. Andersson, for his part, picked up an assist along with his four penalty minutes. The two teams will meet again on Monday, December 27th at 10pm ET.

Calgary's Rasmus Andersson has been fined $5,000, the maximum allowable under the CBA, for Roughing Edmonton's Kailer Yamamoto.— NHL Player Safety (@NHLPlayerSafety) October 17, 2021