Josh Anderson Tossed for Boarding VGK's Pietrangelo, Habs Somehow Get a PP & Suzuki Scores
This was a super rare occurrence in the NHL, but there is an explanation.
Josh Anderson, first and foremost, threw a brutal check on Vegas defenseman Alex Pietrangelo and was subsequently tossed. A huge scrum took place, as you'd expect, and it led to a smorgasbord of penalties. Anderson took five-and-a-game for boarding, yet ironically it led to a Montreal powerplay.
Even though Anderson's was the most egregious, two separate Golden Knights received roughing penalties - Pietrangelo and Alec Martinez. So Montreal sent one guy to the box for five minutes, but Vegas sent two to the box for four minutes; just served simultaneously. Giving the Canadiens a two-minute 4-on-3 powerplay; or until someone scores...
Enter: Captain Suzuki
Vegas would score on their powerplay shortly after and eventually win the game, so in that sense justice prevailed here. But for a second there, the hockey gods were asleep at the wheel, or at least it sure felt like it.
Final: VGK - 6 : MTL - 4
| POLL | ||
NOVEMBRE 5 | 265 ANSWERS Josh Anderson Tossed for Boarding VGK's Pietrangelo, Habs Somehow Get a PP & Suzuki Scores Should Anderson face any supplemental discipline for his hit on Pietrangelo? | ||
| Yes, just a fine | 61 | 23 % |
| Yes, should be suspended | 73 | 27.5 % |
| No, getting tossed and losing is enough | 76 | 28.7 % |
| See Results | 55 | 20.8 % |
| LIST OF POLLS | ||
| G | A | PTS | ||
| Mikko Rantanen | 1 | 3 | 4 | |
| Jake Debrusk | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
| Dylan Guenther | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
| Valeri Nichushkin | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| Clayton Keller | - | 3 | 3 | |
| Anthony Cirelli | 2 | - | 2 | |
| Jonathan Drouin | 2 | - | 2 | |
| Sebastian Aho | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Ivan Barbashev | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Matt Duchene | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Samuel Girard | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Oliver Kylington | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Anton Lundell | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Jonathan Marchessault | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Patrick Maroon | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Brock Nelson | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Lukas Reichel | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Marco Rossi | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Kiefer Sherwood | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Tomas Tatar | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Complete stats | ||||
| STANDINGS 2024-2025 | ||||||
TOP 10 | GP | W | L | OL | PTS | |
Jets | 20 | 17 | 3 | - | 34 | |
Wild | 19 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 29 | |
Hurricanes | 19 | 14 | 5 | - | 28 | |
Devils | 22 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 28 | |
Capitals | 19 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 27 | |
Golden Knights | 20 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 26 | |
Maple Leafs | 20 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 26 | |
Rangers | 18 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 25 | |
Panthers | 20 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 25 | |
Flames | 20 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 25 | |
| Conference | Cumulative | ||||||