After two controversial hits in the same second period, it’s not shocking that things got a little nasty between the Boston Bruins and Pittsburgh Penguins in Game 1 on Saturday. Some might be surprised by the specific agents of nastiness, though.
As you can see from the video below, Evgeni Malkin dropped the gloves with Patrice Bergeron while Sidney Crosby jawed with both Zdeno Chara and Tuukka Rask in the waning moments of the middle frame:
Here’s some insightful advice for Crosby: if you have to fight one of them ... go with Rask.