Brendan Gallagher Fined $2,500 For Roughing

In Tuesday night's game between the Montreal Canadiens and New York Rangers, Brendan Gallagher sucker punched Barclay Goodrow. Due to this, NHL Player Safety has fined Gallagher $2,500 for roughing.

Montreal’s Brendan Gallagher has been fined $2,500, for Roughing NY Rangers’ Barclay Goodrow.
— NHL Player Safety (@NHLPlayerSafety) November 17, 2021

At this point of the contest, the Canadiens were losing by a 3-2 score and there were under 30 seconds left in the third period. Therefore, it's easy to question why Gallagher would do this instead of focusing on tying the game. Keep in mind, he's one of their top scorers and the Canadiens desperately need to start winning to turn this bad start around.

Following the play, Gallagher received a two-minute minor for roughing and a 10-minute misconduct. The Canadiens would end up falling to the Rangers by a 3-2 final score.

Do you feel NHL Player Safety made the right call with this one? Watch the video and you be the judge.