Lightning S Stamkos Fights Alzner After Hit On Kucherov
Lightning captain Steven Stamkos took exception to a near knee-to-knee collision initiated by Canadiens defenseman Karl Alzner on the league’s leading scorer, Nikita Kucherov. Stamkos rushed over to drop the gloves with Alzner, marking his first fight since March 2015 and the third of the goalscorer’s 10-year career. Unsurprisingly, it wasn’t much of a joust. Stamkos was punished for sticking up for his teammate, receiving an instigator minor and a 10-minute misconduct in addition to the typical five minutes for fighting....