Maroon gets misconduct for shooting puck into Stars' bench

Tampa Bay Lightning forward Patrick Maroon was forced to sit out the opening 10 minutes of the third period after letting his frustration get the best of him during Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Final on Saturday night.

The officials handed Maroon a 10-minute misconduct after he shot the puck into the Dallas Stars' bench just before the intermission.

Here's the play that earned Pat Maroon a 10-minute misconduct for unsportsmanlike conduct for shooting the puck into the Stars' bench: pic.twitter.com/eTmd2J0nUB

- Scouting The Refs (@ScoutingTheRefs) September 20, 2020

Here's a closer look of the incident, which shows the shot actually hit Stars forward Joel Kiviranta, who had scored with 28 seconds left in the frame to give Dallas a 3-1 lead.

Down 3-1 in Game 1, Pat Maroon shoots the puck into the Dallas bench at the end of the second period pic.twitter.com/EZmZJg5zNu

- Brady Trettenero (@BradyTrett) September 20, 2020

Kiviranta appeared no worse for wear in the third period. He took a 46-second shift that began less than a minute into the frame and then jumped over the boards for a 42-second spin about two minutes after his previous shift ended.

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