Both Xhekaj and Malenstyn punished by NHL Player Safety after Game 3
Things got a little crazy last night in Montreal.
This just in, NHL Player Safety has fined both Montreal Canadiens defenseman Arber Xhekaj and Buffalo Sabres forward Beck Malenstyn.
Xhekaj's fine comes for sucker punching Sabres forward Sam Carrick in the final moments of last night's 6-2 win for the Habs.
As for Malenstyn, he absolutely OBLITERATED Habs goalie Jakub Dobes in the second period.
Dobes managed to shake things off and stayed in the game. In fact, he played an absolutely stellar game that earned the Habs a 2-1 series lead.
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