NHL Hits Carolina’s Jarvis with Maximum Fine for High-Sticking Penalty

Wednesday, March 18, 2026 at 1:22 PM

Carolina Hurricanes player Seth Jarvis was penalized $5,000 by the NHL for a high-sticking incident during Tuesday's game against Columbus. The 24-year-old forward committed two separate high-sticking penalties in the same game, both resulting in injuries to opposing players.

The National Hockey League imposed a $5,000 penalty on Carolina Hurricanes player Seth Jarvis following a high-sticking violation against Columbus Blue Jackets’ Conor Garland during Tuesday evening’s matchup.

The violation took place with 2 minutes and 2 seconds elapsed in the final period, as Carolina found themselves down by three goals in what would become a 5-1 defeat in Columbus, Ohio.

This marked Jarvis’s second high-sticking infraction of the evening that resulted in a four-minute penalty and caused facial bleeding to a Blue Jackets player. Earlier in the opening period, he had similarly struck Columbus defenseman Zach Werenski, which led to a power-play score by Mason Marchment that put the Blue Jackets ahead 1-0.

The penalty issued by the NHL’s Player Safety division represents the highest amount permitted under the current collective bargaining agreement.

The 24-year-old Jarvis has accumulated 53 points this season through 28 goals and 25 assists across 59 games played. Prior to serving eight penalty minutes during Tuesday’s contest, he had only been assessed 13 penalty minutes throughout the entire season.

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