The New York Rangers and Florida Panthers Eastern Conference playoff series has gotten chippy, and now that’s included a … thrown mouthguard?
Yes, that’s right. As Rangers vet Chris Kreider had a little face-to-face with his counterpart Matthew Tkachuk, it looks like he grabbed the mouthguard out of the Panthers star’s mouth and tossed it into the crowd.
LOL! I assume Florida’s equipment manager has spares for each player, but still!
When asked about the incident after the game, Kreider said he didn’t remember that. Seems like something you’d definitely remember, but with the Rangers losing Game 4, maybe he didn’t want to talk about it.
Here’s that moment:
Chris Kreider throwing Tkachuk's mouth guard into some nachos in the lower bowl is the greatest moment of the playoffs pic.twitter.com/QmcFFeDK3z
— Pete Blackburn (@PeteBlackburn) May 29, 2024
Chris Kreider just threw Matthew Tkachuk’s mouth guard into the crowd after the scrum 😅 pic.twitter.com/SPmRUsoeXl
— Rob Taub (@RTaub_) May 29, 2024
ESPN showed a shot of Chris Kreider ripping Matthew Tkachuk's mouthguard out of his mouth 😭 pic.twitter.com/p8PFwcX0u7
— Gino Hard (@GinoHard_) May 29, 2024
im crying pic.twitter.com/VFwkbOqPrx
— chris kreider respecter (@jonmoxIeys) May 29, 2024