Tom Wilson was up to his old tricks Monday night against the New York Rangers.
During a second-period melee, the Washington Capitals agitator used his stick to put New York forward Pavel Buchnevich in a headlock before punching him in the back of the neck or the head. Then, Wilson forcefully threw Artemi Panarin to the ice after the Rangers star joined the scrum.
Tom Wilson gets a 10-minute misconduct for punching Buchnevich in the head on the ground and body slamming Panarin pic.twitter.com/fg2HRej8yD
— Brady Trettenero (@BradyTrett) May 4, 2021
Wilson was assessed four minutes in penalties for roughing and a 10-minute misconduct. Buchnevich and Panarin were both handed roughing minors, as was Capitals defenseman Brenden Dillon.
New York later ruled out Panarin for the rest of the game with a lower-body injury.
Washington drew widespread criticism for this tweet, which the account eventually deleted:
Wilson was previously suspended seven games in March for boarding Boston Bruins blue-liner Brandon Carlo.
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