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Evgeni Malkin will have a Friday hearing with the NHL Department of Player Safety after being penalized for slashing Buffalo’s Rasmus Dahlin early in the Penguins’ 5-1 loss; he also received a cross-check minor and a game misconduct, and the DoPS will determine supplemental discipline, with the option to adjust the infraction after review.
Mathew Barzal of the New York Islanders was fined the maximum $5,000 for slashing Columbus Blue Jackets' Mason Marchment during a game on December 28, 2025, with the incident occurring in the second period and resulting in a major penalty and game misconduct.
Tampa Bay Lightning forward Scott Sabourin was fined the maximum amount of $2,018.23 for slashing Florida Panthers defenseman Niko Mikkola during a game on December 27, 2025. The incident occurred in the third period, and the fine will go to the Players’ Emergency Assistance Fund.
An LIRR rider was slashed in the face on a train in Queens in a horrifying attack, which was caught on video. The incident occurred when a 27-year-old man tried to board a Long Island Rail Road train and was confronted by a 32-year-old male suspect. The suspect repeatedly assaulted and slashed the victim with a box cutter, even using his own sneaker as a weapon, before being taken into custody. The victim was hospitalized, and the MTA condemned the attack, emphasizing that weapons have no place on trains. This comes after a separate violent incident on the subway where a man pulled out a gun, resulting in him being shot in self-defense.
A woman visiting a patient in a pediatric ICU at Newark Beth Israel Hospital in New Jersey allegedly slashed two nurses and a doctor in the face after an argument. The motive for the attack is unclear, but all three medical staff members are expected to recover. The suspect, identified as 37-year-old Firdousi Abdul-Hakim, was taken into custody and charged with aggravated assault and weapon possession. The investigation is ongoing.
A 5-year-old girl was slashed in the face during a broad-daylight attack in the Bronx, NYC. The incident occurred near a public elementary school, and the girl was taken to the hospital in stable condition. No arrests have been made, and the police have yet to determine a suspect or motive.
A suspect has been arrested after three women were attacked and slashed in the subway system over the weekend. All three women survived slash wounds to their legs, after police say a man with a white T-shirt with a blank stare attacked them from behind unprovoked. Charges against the suspect were expected to be announced at a press conference on Tuesday afternoon. Subway crime was down 13% last month but that may be of little consolation to riders after the violent weekend.
The NYPD is searching for a man who slashed three women in two separate incidents on the subway in Manhattan. The first two attacks occurred at an Upper East Side subway station, where a 19-year-old woman and a 48-year-old woman were both cut on their legs. The third attack happened on a downtown 4 train in Lower Manhattan, where a 28-year-old woman was slashed in the leg. The police have released surveillance footage of the suspect and are asking anyone with information to come forward.
Two women, aged 19 and 48, were slashed in the legs at the 86th Street and Lexington subway station on the Upper East Side. They were taken to a local hospital and are expected to recover. Police are still searching for the suspect. This incident follows two other stabbings on subways over the weekend.
A 44-year-old man was slashed in the face when he tried to break up a fight between two men on a Brooklyn train. The suspect shouted at him and cut his face as the train entered the station. The victim was taken to Kings County Hospital, where he was treated and released. The suspect is described as Black, with short dark hair and about 5-foot-8-inches tall. Anyone with information regarding his whereabouts is urged to call NYPD Crime Stoppers at (800) 577-TIPS.