Breaking: Khaira and Dunn both receive supplemental discipline for ugly head shots

In case you missed it, Edmonton Oilers forward Jujhar Khaira and St. Louis Blues defenseman Vince Dunn were involved in a bit of an altercation during the team’s matchup last night and it’s an altercation that will cost the pair thousands of dollars and perhaps some playing time.

First, here’s the sequence of events. While coming out of the corner, Khaira tries to cut between Dunn and the Blues goal, to which Dunn takes exception to and throws a high cross check on Khaira. Khaira then comes back HARD with a vicious cross check on Dunn, taking him down to the ice:

Check it out:

Khaira cross-checks Dunn in the side of the head. No. 16 in orange gets five minutes and is tossed.

Dunn gets a penalty, too, for the initial. #stlblues pic.twitter.com/B4vFoodEEb
— Cristiano Simonetta (@CMS_74_) December 19, 2018

Well… it didn’t take long, but NHL Player Safety has come down with a ruling, at least for Dunn’s involvement. The 22 year old blue liner has been handed a $1,942.20 fine, the maximum allowable for his cross check on Khaira.

St. Louis’ Vince Dunn has been fined $1,942.20, the maximum allowable under the CBA, for cross-checking Edmonton’s Jujhar Khaira.
— NHL Player Safety (@NHLPlayerSafety) December 19, 2018

As for Khaira, he’ll have to wait to discover his fate as he’ll have a hearing with Player Safety later today:

Edmonton’s Jujhar Khaira will have a hearing today for cross-checking St. Louis’ Vince Dunn.
— NHL Player Safety (@NHLPlayerSafety) December 19, 2018

Just by virtue of having a hearing, it's likely that Khaira will face a stiffer penalty than Dunn. Whether or not this ends up being a fine or a suspension though, is anyone's guess. Trying to make sense of the NHL Department of Player Safety's decisions these days is a fool's errand...