With emotions reaching a boiling point, unlikely combatants P.K. Subban and Evgeni Malkin (sort of) engaged in a fight during the third period of Game 2 Wednesday night.
Pittsburgh had exploded for three goals to start the third period, and after a heated exchange behind the goal, Subban and Malkin dropped the gloves, which the Predators defenseman claims started because of some foreign smack talk.
"He spoke a little Russian. I played with a few Russians. I didn't like what he said," Subban told reporters following the game, according to TSN's Frank Seravalli.
Malkin, who unleashed a laser wrist shot to provide Pittsburgh's fourth goal, said the scrap was nothing personal.
Malkin on fighting Subban: "I like (him), he’s a good player. He asked me ‘you want to fight?’ I don’t care. It was lots of emotion."
— Chris Johnston (@reporterchris) June 1, 2017
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