Flyers vs. Penguins: Peter Laviolette Fined $10,000 for Actions After Brawl

The NHL has acted swiftly to punish Philadelphia Flyers head coach Peter Laviolette for his actions in Sunday's win over the Pittsburgh Penguins.

According to the Flyers' official Twitter account, the league has fined Laviolette $10,000 for getting into a shouting match with Penguins head coach Dan Bylsma and assistant coach Tony Granato.

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The NHL announced that it has fined #Flyers head coach Peter Laviolette $10,000 for actions late in the game at Pittsburgh on Sun., Apr 1.

— Philadelphia Flyers (@NHLFlyers) April 2, 2012"

Laviolette attempted to cross the partition between benches after a brawl broke out on the ice, precipitated by Pittsburgh's Joe Vitale taking out Philly's Daniel Briere in retaliation for Brayden Schenn's blindside cross-check on the oft-concussed Sidney Crosby.

The brouhaha resulted in the ejection of both coaches and a total of 52 penalty minutes being doled out between the two teams.

Of course, this is hardly the last to be heard of bad blood between these Keystone State adversaries. The Flyers and Pens are set to close out the regular season in Philly on Saturday before their likely meeting in the first round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs as the fourth and fifth seeds in the Eastern Conference.

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