CHRIS NILAN AND SHOPLIFTING

CHRIS NILAN

QUINCY, Mass. (AP)—A shoplifting charge against former NHL player Chris Nilan has been dismissed.

Braintree police say Nilan and another man were arrested Wednesday at a mall after Lord & Taylor security guards accused Nilan of walking out with a bathing suit under his clothes.

Police say the 51-year-old Nilan denied stealing and scuffled with the guards.

The case was dismissed Thursday after Nilan agreed to stay out of the store and paid $100 court costs.

Nilan, whose nickname was “Knuckles,” had more than 3,000 penalty minutes in a 13-year career with Montreal, the New York Rangers and Boston.

His home number is unlisted.