Sharks left winger Evander Kane and Golden Knights right winger Ryan Reaves received 10-minute misconduct penalties with 29 seconds remaining in the third period Wednesday in Game 1 of their first-round playoff series. The players departed after they continued to exchange words, and then exchanged sticks to the face, while being escorted to their respective benches.
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The teams continued the extracurriculars after the final horn sounded — and after they had accumulated a combined 56 penalty minutes in the game.
San Jose was in control for the majority of its 5-2 victory and was all but guaranteed to win when the incident occurred. The teams have until 10:30 p.m. ET Friday to prepare for Round 2 of their bout. Don’t expect either team to ease up on the physical play.
