Pittsburgh’s Kris Letang and Florida Panthers defenseman Willie Mitchell sparred late in the first period of tonight’s game. As officials stepped in to try and break up the fight, Mitchell grabbed Letang’s helmet off the ice and attempted to hit the Penguins defenseman with it.
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That’s not the only incident in what’s turned into a heated game between these two squads. Sidney Crosby briefly left the contest after being slashed on the hand by Dave Bolland, per the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review’s Josh Yohe.
Steve Downie was fuming in the first period and got vocal with the Panthers’ bench. He later fought Erik Gudbranson, which earned Downie a 10-minute misconduct.
Pittsburgh had a 2-1 lead through 40 minutes with all three goals coming in the first 7:31 minutes of the contest. In the 32:29 minutes that followed, the teams accumulated a collective 68 penalty minutes.