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Barzal was given a five-minute major penalty and a game misconduct for his actions.
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Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 29 Dec. 2025
The second period started in chaos when Mat Barzal reacted to a Mason Marchment tripping penalty by taking a two-handed chop to Marchment's right foot, resulting in a major penalty and a game misconduct ejection.
—CBS News, 29 Dec. 2025
Each man got the requisite fighting major penalty, but while Lowry went to the penalty box, Foligno headed to the locker room, and the ice crew cleaned blood off the rink.
—Jess Myers, Twin Cities, 24 Nov. 2025
With 7:25 remaining, and the Blue Jackets trailing 3-1, right winger Mathieu Olivier was given a five-minute major penalty for elbowing Washington’s Declan Chisholm along the wall in the Blue Jackets’ zone.
—Aaron Portzline, New York Times, 25 Oct. 2025
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Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 29 Dec. 2025
The second period started in chaos when Mat Barzal reacted to a Mason Marchment tripping penalty by taking a two-handed chop to Marchment's right foot, resulting in a major penalty and a game misconduct ejection.
—CBS News, 29 Dec. 2025
Each man got the requisite fighting major penalty, but while Lowry went to the penalty box, Foligno headed to the locker room, and the ice crew cleaned blood off the rink.
—Jess Myers, Twin Cities, 24 Nov. 2025
With 7:25 remaining, and the Blue Jackets trailing 3-1, right winger Mathieu Olivier was given a five-minute major penalty for elbowing Washington’s Declan Chisholm along the wall in the Blue Jackets’ zone.
—Aaron Portzline, New York Times, 25 Oct. 2025
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“Major penalty.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/major%20penalty. Accessed 9 Jan. 2026.
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