Arber Xhekaj Gets Knocked Out By Rival Enforcer
A big hit in tonight's Montreal Canadiens matchup against the Tampa Bay Lightning led to a heavyweight tilt.
Dirty Hit Sets Off A Major Fight
The Montreal Canadiens and Tampa Bay Lightning renewed their Atlantic Division rivalry tonight. The game was ratcheted up to another level after a questionable hit by Lightning forward Tanner Jeannot on Canadiens' forward Juraj Slafkovsky.
#Habs Arber Xhekaj took exception to Tanner Jeannot's hit on Juraj Slafkovsk� so The Sheriff took matter in his own hands and dropped the gloves with the #GoBolts player
The hit led to a response from Canadiens enforcer Arber Xhekaj who stuck up for his star teammate.
Xhekaj Gets Knocked Out By Rival Enforcer
In the ensuing fight Arber Xhekaj initiated the tilt chasing Jeannot around the ice. Once both players dropped the gloves Jeannot teed off on Xhekaj.
Arber Xhekaj & Tanner Jeannot drop the gloves after a huge hit on Slafkovsky
#NHL | #GoHabsGo | #GoBolts
#NHL | #GoHabsGo | #GoBolts
Even though Jeannot got the better of Xhekaj in this fight Xhekaj once again showed the willingness to stand up for his teammates. He has ensured that every team that plays the Canadiens knows there are consequences for crossing that line.
As the season goes on Xhekaj is sure to get into plenty more fights. Unfortunately for the Canadiens in this game, the fight couldn't shift the momentum as they ended up losing 5-3.
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