Sidney Crosby's fight with Kyle Connor - Image Source: Imagn
The Pittsburgh Penguins suffered a disappointing 4-1 loss to the Winnipeg Jets at PPG Paints Arena on Friday night. In the third period, with the Penguins down 3-0, team captain Sidney Crosby made the rare move of dropping his gloves and getting into a fight with Jets forward Kyle Connor.
The two exchanged punches before the linesmen intervened to stop the fight. While it's uncommon to see Crosby get into fisticuffs, the fight appeared to light a fire under the Penguins' bench.
After the fight, Michael Bunting scored the lone goal for Pittsburgh.
"I think he definitely motivated the whole bench," Bunting said after the game (per NHL.com).
"I think that was the best period of the night ... that third. We played with energy. We played fast and straightforward. So, you never want to see Sid fight, obviously, but he definitely brought the energy for us, and that's the leader he is."
