Toronto Maple Leafs winger Kasperi Kapanen submitted an early bid for the top brain cramp of the 2019-20 NHL season on Saturday night.

With his club leading 4-3 and on the penalty kill in the third period against the Montreal Canadiens, Kapanen threw his stick at Jeff Petry after it broke on a shot block.

Throwing your stick - broken or not - at the puck-carrier in the defensive zone results in an automatic penalty shot.

As the player fouled, Petry was then in line to take the freebie and he made no mistake, burying a quick wrist shot behind Michael Hutchinson.

Petry's goal completed the Canadiens' comeback after trailing 4-1, and they went on to win the contest 6-5 in a shootout, moving to 1-0-1 on the season.

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