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How Penguins' Sidney Crosby got embellishment penalty after taking a Flyers stick to the face
TL;DR
Sidney Crosby received an embellishment penalty after being hit in the face with a stick during a game against the Flyers. The incident occurred late in the first period of Game 3.
Key points
- Sidney Crosby hit in the face with a stick
- Crosby received an embellishment penalty
- Incident occurred against the Philadelphia Flyers
- Garnet Hathaway involved in the contact
- Event took place late in the first period
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Sidney Crosby got hit in the face with a stick.
Somehow, the Pittsburgh Penguins captain ended up in the penalty box anyway.
It was an odd moment late in the first period against the Philadelphia Flyers in Game 3 on Wednesday.
Garnet Hathaway didn't seem to intentionally hit Crosby with his stick, but the contact was clear.
Crosby went down to the ground hard.
They both ended up with two-minute penalties.
How did Sidney Crosby get a penalty?
Crosby was called for an unsportsmanlike conduct penalty with the specific dynamic being "embellishment."
This is what happened:
Hathaway did a lot of shouting at Crosby, clearly not happy with the way Crosby sold the high stick.
By the same token, that can't have felt that great. It seems like it'd be hard for the refs to know that Crosby embellished versus feeling actual pain.
That was the ruling, though, and so both Hathaway and Crosby ended up in the penalty box.
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Q&A
Why did Sidney Crosby receive an embellishment penalty?
Sidney Crosby received an embellishment penalty after being hit in the face with a stick, despite the contact being clear.
What happened during the incident involving Sidney Crosby and Garnet Hathaway?
During the game against the Flyers, Garnet Hathaway made contact with Crosby's face using his stick, leading to Crosby's penalty.
When did the incident between Crosby and Hathaway occur?
The incident occurred late in the first period of Game 3 between the Pittsburgh Penguins and the Philadelphia Flyers.
