Penguins center Sidney Crosby has been in the NHL for 18 years, but he did something on Saturday night that he has never done before as a professional.
In the third period of what would become a 6-0 loss to the Kings, Crosby was given a game misconduct penalty, resulting in an ejection from the for the first time in his career. Crosby and Kings defenseman Mikey Anderson were battling in front of the net, and Anderson cross-checked Crosby, which led to a Penguins power play.
As Anderson was skating to the penalty box, he and Crosby were jawing back and forth, an encounter which included Crosby’s shoving Anderson at one point. An official gave both players 10-minute misconducts, and as Crosby continued to argue his case toward the referees, he got an ejection
