Canadiens' Agostino ejected for late hit on Wild's Fehr
by Josh Wegman from on (#46G4Y)
Montreal Canadiens forward Kenny Agostino received a game misconduct for a late hit on Minnesota Wild forward Eric Fehr on Monday night.
Agostino hit on Fehr. pic.twitter.com/exBzI4lVAr
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Fehr appeared to hit his face off the top edge of the boards. It's somewhat familiar to Claude Lemieux's infamous hit on Kris Draper in the 1996 Western Conference Finals.
Wild defenseman Nick Seeler came to the defense of his teammate, fighting Agostino and receiving an instigator penalty.
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