The KHL disqualified Nikulin for one match for stabbing a stick in the groin of a Comtois.

The Sports and Disciplinary Committee of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL) has suspended Lokomotiv striker Stepan Nikulin for one match for stabbing Dynamo forward Max Comtois in the groin with a stick. This was announced on Wednesday, February 26, in the press service of the KHL.

The incident occurred during a match on February 25 in the middle of the third period, when the 23-year-old striker stabbed Comtois in the groin with a stick, after which he was removed from the court for the rest of the game. The match between Lokomotiv Yaroslavl and Dynamo Moscow ended with a score of 1:3.

Nikulin is guilty of violating clause 1.15.2 of Article 28 ("Hitting with a stick") of the Disciplinary Regulations. As punishment, he will have to pay a monetary fine in the amount of 30 to 70 thousand rubles and miss one match.

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