Dalton Prout has cross-check tantrum on Plotnikov’s head (Video)
The Pittsburgh Penguins defeated the Columbus Blue Jackets, 5-2, on Monday night. This defeat was manifested in the actions of Dalton Prout, the Jackets defenseman who earlier was victimized on a 2-on-1 for a Phil Kessel goal.
Prout decided to respond to a legal hit with as many cross-checks as he could administer to the head, neck and body of Sergei Plotnikov of the Penguins.
That’s about five solid sticks to Plotnikov.
This was downright dastardly. What happened to the hero that one-punched Milan Lucic?
Prout was given a double-minor for cross-checking at 19:02, so that’ll show’em.
The Penguins were anticipating a physical game. “I’m well aware that the teams have some history,” said coach Mike Sullivan.
Earlier, Evgeni Malkin of the Penguins was briefly sent to the locker room after a knee-on-knee collision with Boone Jenner.
Coach John Tortorella was … suspicious. “He got up, didn’t he? It was like he was dead and then he was out there for the next shift.”
I wonder what would happen if Malkin did that to one of their whining stars ...
This rivalry is fun.
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