Technically, Sidney Crosby only received a roughing minor for “reacting” to Ryan McDonagh’s hit on Conor Sheary.
Still, that’s a matter of semantics and an official’s judgment, as he clearly threw some punches after McDonagh’s questionable check, which drew a five-minute major penalty for boarding.
You can see the entire incident in the video above this post’s headline.
Later on in the game, Crosby scored his NHL-leading 13th goal in just his 14th game of the season, so apparently that scuffle didn’t hurt his hands too much:
The Penguins presented an interesting tweet on the matter:
Cause and effect. pic.twitter.com/vTW4Py2UKr
— Pittsburgh Penguins (@penguins) November 24, 2016