The Blues fell into the Nazem Kadri trap in Game 4 and not only did it result in a 6-3 lo s, but also in a $5,000 fine for Blues forward David Perron. Perron was hit with the infraction after cro s-checking Kadri in the second period of Monday's game. St. Louis David Perron has been fined $5,000, the maximum allowable under the CBA, for Cro s-checking Colorados Nazem Kadri. NHL Player Safety (@NHLPlayerSafety) Most speculated that the attack from Perron was in response to in Game 3 with St. Louis goaltender Jordan Binnington. The incident caused Binnington to suffer an ankle injury, and he has since been ruled out for the rest of the series. It was not the first sequence involving Perron and Kadri. When Kadri scored his second goal. Why was David Perron fined? Perron went after Kadri during the second period as the two were skating to their respective benches. At first, the two shoved each, causing Perron to spin out. Blues forward Pavel Buchnevich cro s-checked Kadri from behind, sending him into the boards. Before he could get up, Perron followed with a cro s-check high on the Avalanche center. Blues take 2 penalties, Kadri gets revenge, scoring his 2nd | The Ray & Dregs Hockey Podcast (@rayanddregs) Both Buchnevich and Perron were a se sed two-minute minors, Buchnevich for roughing and Perron for cro s-checking. The Blues fell into the Nazem Kadri trap in Game 4 and not only did it result in a 6-3 lo s, but also in a $5,000 fine for Blues forward David Perron. Perron was hit with the infraction after cro s-checking Kadri in the second period of Monday's game. St. Louis David Perron has been fined $5,000, the maximum allowable under the CBA, for Cro s-checking Colorados Nazem Kadri Jacoby Ellsbury Jersey . NHL Player Safety (@NHLPlayerSafety) Most speculated that the attack from Perron was in response to in Game 3 with St. Louis goaltender Jordan Binnington. The incident caused Binnington to suffer an ankle injury, and he has since been ruled out for the rest of the series. Kadri went on to as the Avalanche went up 3-1 in the series thanks to the win. MORE: Why was David Perron fined? Perron went after Kadri during the second period as the two were skating to their respective benches. At first, the two shoved each, causing Perron to spin out. Blues forward Pavel Buchnevich cro s-checked Kadri from behind, sending him into the boards. Before he could get up, Perron followed with a cro s-check high on the Avalanche center. Blues take 2 penalties, Kadri gets revenge, scoring his 2nd | The Ray & Dregs Hockey Podcast (@rayanddregs) Both Buchnevich and Perron were a se sed two-minute minors, Buchnevich for roughing and Perron for cro s-checking. Perron denied that he went after Kadri directly in response to the previous collision in Game 3 involving Kadri and Binnington. "I dont know if it was just about him," . "It was about creating a spark. I just felt like we were up 1-0, we had three shots or whatever and then they were up 3-1. I just didnt feel like we had enough pushback." Perron also mentioned that he "thought the refs probably made the right calls," by giving both Buchnevich and himself the two penalties on the play. The Avalanche did not score on the 5 on 3, but seven seconds after the man-advantage ended, Kadri scored to put Colorado up 4-1. As Kadri turned to celebrate, Perron came down from the blue line and appeared to throw an elbow at Perron that, thankfully in Kadri's case, mi sed the Avs forward. Perron after the goal is scored... Shayna (@hayyyshayyy) It does not appear as though Perron will face supplementary discipline for the attempted elbow. Jose Trevino Jersey