The Penguins were already getting smoked 5-0 in the third when Sidney Crosby got tangled up in front of the net. He went down awkwardly after a bit of contact, ended up in a fetal position, and chaos followed. Anderson gave him a light cross-check, then they both got mixed up in the mess. The refs handed out matching 10-minute misconducts for something that barely qualified as a scuffle. Crosby looked stunned and kept asking the officials what he’d done.
Crosby was visibly frustrated. He skated over to the refs, saying it had to be a mistake, but they told him to leave the ice. He kept pressing for an answer, calling the decision embarrassing. That back-and-forth earned him another 10 minutes and a game misconduct. So, in total, 20 minutes of penalties for something that didn’t even rise to a real fight. Crosby left the game confused and angry, while the refs stood firm. The whole situation felt like an overreaction in a game that was already out of hand.