Hack Job - News came from the NHL's Department of Player Safety on Wednesday that Caps defenseman Madison Bowey was fined the maximum amount of $1,890.68 for his second-period interference infraction on former Caps forward Matt Hendricks in Tuesday's game.
Byfuglien was also fined the maximum amount for his slash on Beagle, the maximum amount being $5,000 in his case.
Over the course of a full, 186-day season, Bowey's 2017-18 base salary (not to be confused with his salary cap hit) amounts to $750,000, or $4,032.26 per day. So Bowey, a first-time offender, was fined slightly less than half a day's pay.
Over the course of a full, 186-day season, Byfuglien's 2017-18 base salary (not to be confused with his salary cap hit) amounts to $8 million, or $43,010.75 per day. Byfuglien previously incurred a four-game suspension from the DPS for a cross-checking incident late in the 2014-15 season. So Byfuglien, a previous offender whose offense had a significant impact on the game's outcome, was fined less than an hour's worth of pay, assuming an eight-hour workday.
Taking Flight - The Jets' comeback win prevented them from suffering their first three-game regulation losing streak of the season, and their first three-game home losing streak in regulation.
"You know what I think this is?" says Jets coach Paul Maurice of his team's recent lull. "I think it's the 10-game homestand. I think that's all this is. Especially with how well we've played at home this year, you drop two at home and that hasn't happened, and then there's this tension that's there. Normally, you get out on the road and you get away from it after four or five, and you kind of play some road hockey to get you back right."
By The Numbers - Matt Niskanen led the Caps with 26:05 in ice time … Alex Ovechkin led the caps with five shots on net and 11 shot attempts … Alex Chiasson and Tom Wilson led Washington with three hits each … Brooks Orpik led the Caps with five blocked shots … Beagle won 14 of 20 draws (70%).