BOSTON (CBS) -- Prior to a faceoff on Wednesday night, Zdeno Chara and Brendan Gallagher got into a shoving match. It resulted in matching penalties, but it's going to cost Chara a little bit more.

The (sometimes) Friendly Giant, Zdeno Chara. After landing a $5000 fine for a vicious cross-check to the throat of 5”9’ Brendan Gallagher one week ago, Chara apparently apologized to his Original 6 ...

Boston Bruins captain Zdeno Chara reached out to apologize to the Montreal Canadiens' Brendan Gallagher after he was fined $5,000 for a violent cross check toward the throat last week. While waiting ...

The oldest active player in the NHL won’t be missing any time as a result of his actions on Wednesday night. The NHL Department of Player Safety announced Thursday that Zdeno Chara has been fined ...

Montreal Canadiens forward Brendan Gallagher said Boston Bruins defender Zdeno Chara called him to apologize for cross-checking him in the throat last week, according to Sportsnet's Eric Engels. Chara ...

The play in question occurred at 5:38 in the second period of Wednesday night’s Bruins win when Chara and Gallagher got into a shoving match during a face-off. Chara caught Gallagher on the chin with ...

This is why every single incident in the NHL is like a tiny, perfect snowflake. They all look similar, but if you look more closely -- under a microscope as NHL executive Mike Murphy had to do in ...

Johnny Boychuk didn’t hesitate when answering whether 19-year-old Bruins phenom Dougie Hamilton has the potential to someday be as good a defenseman as Zdeno Chara. “He will be for sure,” Boychuk said ...

The NHL’s Department of Player Safety announced on Thursday that Boston Bruins defenseman Zdeno Chara has been fined $5,000 -- the maximum allowable fine under the CBA -- for cross-checking Montreal ...

PITTSBURGH — The NHL Player Safety department announced Thursday that Bruins defenceman Zdeno Chara has been fined $5,000 — the maximum allowable under the CBA — for cross-checking Brendan Gallagher ...