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Nashville won Game 4 to even up the Stanley Cup
Final at two games apiece. But in Game 5, Crosby got
his payback.
Late in the first period, Subban brought the
puck up the ice and passed it toward the front of the
Penguins’ net. Then he tangled with Crosby behind
the net. Subban grabbed Crosby’s stick, and the men
hit the ice with Crosby on top. Crosby shoved his glove
into Subban’s face—it’s what hockey players call a face
wash. Crosby also banged Subban’s head into the ice
a few times for good measure. Both men were given
two-minute penalties for holding.
Pittsburgh won the game easily, 6–0. And in
Game 6, the Penguins won 2–0 to claim their second
consecutive Stanley Cup. It was a tough defeat for
Subban. And his night wasn’t over yet.
In one of hockey’s greatest traditions, each team
shakes hands at the end of a series. That meant
Subban and Crosby, both Canadians and former
Olympic teammates, shook hands at the end of their
battle. Crosby then skated off to celebrate with his
teammates, while Subban went to a quiet Predators
locker room.
