Blue Jacket's Olivier Gets Game Misconduct for Vicious Slash

Mathieu Olivier of the Columbus Blue Jackets received a five-minute major penalty and a game misconduct during Tuesday's game. The penalty was assessed for a slash to Florida Panthers defenseman Uvis Balinskis's between-the-legs area. Officials upheld the major penalty following a review. The Florida Panthers subsequently scored on the advantage created by Olivier's penalty. Entering Tuesday's contest, Olivier had recorded two goals and 12 penalty minutes across four games. His career statistics include 491 penalty minutes in 315 games, with over 100 penalty minutes in each of the two preceding seasons.