Minnesota Wild defenceman Alex Goligoski has been fined $5,000 for high-sticking Seattle Kraken forward Jordan Eberle, NHL Player Safety announced Sunday.

The fine is the maximum allowable under the collective bargaining agreement.  

The incident occurred during the first period of Saturday's matchup, which the Wild went on to win 4-2. 

Goligoski had one assist in 18:20 of action. Eberle had one helper in 20:55.