Lundqvist irked, intentionally dislodges net
It’s been pretty well documented that the Pittsburgh Penguins have had a hard time scoring goals against Henrik Lundqvist and the New York Rangers recently. Entering their game on Thursday he had allowed just three goals on the Penguins’ previous 119 shots on goal against him while he played a major role in the past two playoff series between the two teams.
Needless to say, he kind of had their number.
He is going to continue to have their number if he won’t even let them play.
Early in the second period of Thursday’s game the Penguins were breaking in on a 2-on-1 rush when an angry Lundqvist turned around and intentionally overturned the net, bringing the play to a stop.
Rangers’ Lundqvist gets the whistle he wanted, along with a penaltyhttps://t.co/yftaSkR8Ge
— Sportsnet (@Sportsnet) March 4, 2016
That earned Lundqvist a two-minute minor for delay of game.
He seemed to be so angry on the play because his stick was knocked away from him just before that and he didn’t get a chance to recover it as the Penguins came in on their rush. He didn’t have his stick because his own teammate ran into him.
That’s pretty much the exact play David Leggio made in the AHL a couple of years ago when he was facing a 2-on-0 rush.
The Penguins ended up scoring three goals against Lundqvist later in the period when Sidney Crosby, Evgeni Malkin and Patric Hornqvist scored three goals in less than three minutes.
Lundqvist did not return to the game for the start of the third period and was not on the bench when the period began.
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