<p>A young and rising player is paying a few bucks for his actions.</p>



<p>On Friday, the <a href="https://x.com/nhlplayersafety/status/1979238384573849892?s=46&amp;t=Mfdg1auX3EBMRpcsKpHCPA">NHL Department of Player Safety</a> announced that <a href="https://www.dailyfaceoff.com/teams/carolina-hurricanes/line-combinations">Carolina Hurricanes </a>forward Jackson Blake is being fined $2,358.94 for slashing Anaheim Ducks defenseman Jacob Trouba.</p>



<p>The incident occurred just before the halfway mark of the third period of Thursday night’s interconference matchup. Trouba threw a body check on Blake between the two benches in the neutral zone. Blake seemed to take exception and whacked Trouba up high on his back.</p>



<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">That's a rough one 🫣<br>Jackson Blake slashed Jacob Trouba in the shoulder retaliatorily<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/CarolinaCulture?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#CarolinaCulture</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/FlyTogether?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#FlyTogether</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/NHL?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#NHL</a> <a href="https://t.co/vEYEZtrU3p">pic.twitter.com/vEYEZtrU3p</a></p>— Queen of the Puck (@rbarkleyhockey) <a href="https://twitter.com/rbarkleyhockey/status/1979042763451543580?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 17, 2025</a></blockquote> <script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>



<p>Blake was handed a two-minute penalty for slashing on the play. The 22-year-old registered an assist in the game, his third of the season, helping the Hurricanes to a 4-1 win. In four games this year, Blake has scored a goal and four points.</p><div class="injected-ad injected-video" data-nn-ad-tech-injection-count="0" data-nn-ad-tech-max-gap="130" data-nn-ad-tech-current-gap="144"></div>



<p>The fine is paid to the Players’ Emergency Assistance Fund.</p>



<p>This is the first time Blake has ever faced any supplemental discipline in his NHL career. </p>



<p>The former North Dakota star is coming off a solid rookie season in Raleigh. In 80 games during the 2024-25 campaign, he scored 17 goals and 17 assists for 34 points, finishing ninth on the team in scoring. Blake registered a plus/minus of +10 while averaging 13:51 of ice time. He went on to score three goals and six points in 15 games in the Canes’ run to the Eastern Conference Final last spring.</p>



<p>Blake’s efforts earned him <a href="https://www.dailyfaceoff.com/news/carolina-hurricanes-sign-jackson-blake-eight-year-contract-extension">an eight-year contract extension</a>, with an AAV of $5.1 million through the 2026-27 season.</p>



<p>Across three seasons, the Fargo, N.D. native has played in 85 games with the Hurricanes, scoring 18 goals and 20 assists for 38 points.</p><div class="injected-ad" data-nn-ad-tech-injection-count="1" data-nn-ad-tech-max-gap="130" data-nn-ad-tech-current-gap="143"></div>



<p>Prior to his NHL career, Blake was a dominant player with the Fighting Hawks, finishing out his time with North Dakota as a Hat Trick Finalist for the Hobey Baker Award in 2023-24.<a href="https://www.nhl.com/news/topic/player-safety/index"></a></p>
