Watch: Gostisbehere cross-checks Pens' Friedman after empty-net goal

Philadelphia Flyers defenseman Shayne Gostisbehere delivered a dangerous cross-check to Mark Friedman after the Pittsburgh Penguins rearguard potted an empty-net goal to seal a 7-3 victory Tuesday.

Gostisbehere was assessed a two-minute minor for cross-checking. Friedman crashed hard into the boards but got up on his own.

Dangerous and cheap play by Gostisbehere here, cross-checking Mark Friedman from behind after EN goal. Friedman goes flying into the boards pic.twitter.com/VgVHzdYY5o

- NHL Safety Watch (@NHLSafetyWatch) May 5, 2021

Gostisbehere, 28, has never received supplemental discipline from the league over 380 career outings.

It was a heated affair between the Pennsylvania rivalries. Friedman dropped the gloves with Flyers forward Joel Farabee earlier in the contest, and Penguins captain Sidney Crosby got into a wrestling match with Travis Konecny.

Meanwhile, in the Battle of Pennsylvania, Crosby and Konecny fire up a wrestling match of their own pic.twitter.com/qBq8XCtJUc

- Hockey Night in Canada (@hockeynight) May 5, 2021

Tuesday's game was the last between the sides this campaign, with the Flyers taking the season series 5-3.

Pittsburgh moved back into the top spot in the East Division with the victory.

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