WASHINGTON — Penguins captain Sidney Crosby has put up prolific numbers throughout his career which will land him in the Hockey Hall of Fame eventually.
And over 15 seasons, he’s also racked up a fair amount of penalty minutes, 671 to be precise.
The two most recent minutes came in an unusual fashion, however.
Midway through the second period of Sunday’s 4-3 win against the Washington Capitals at Capital One Arena, Capitals forward T.J. Oshie was engaged in a battle with Penguins rookie forward Anthony Angello in front of the Penguins’ bench. During the skirmish, Oshie’s stick came up and struck Crosby, seated on the bench, on or near his head.
Crosby reacted by grabbing Oshie’ stick, refusing to let him return to the Capitals’ bench. A few moments later, play was halted and Crosby was assessed a minor penalty for interference at the 13:27 mark of the period.
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Following the game, Crosby wasn’t overly expansive on the sequence but he didn’t leave much doubt over his opinion on Oshie’s motives.
“I think it was Oshie,” Crosby said. “I think he knew what he was doing with his stick coming by the bench there. I think you can probably watch it and see what happened.”
