In the 27th minute of Sunday's match in Podolsk between Vityaz and Avangard, visiting defenseman Alexander Osipov was given a major plus game misconduct penalty (5+20 minutes), for causing injury by checking to the head and neck area.
Offenses of this nature are subject to additional disciplinary measures, and for this particular foul, Osipov must pay a fine and serve a one-game suspension.