Hamonic took exception to it, and dropped the gloves with Downie. In the 3rd period, Frans Nielsen went into the corner with his head down, and was hit hard by Downie. This is absolutely not the first time in a game between the Penguins and Islanders that Travis Hamonic needed settled down, and Downie did a fine job at it. He took enough of those during play, but as Mike Johnston noted after the game to the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette's Seth Rorabaugh, the Penguins can kill penalties that are a result of Downie playing physical. Steve Downie Pointing at Travis Hamonic dot GIF forward slash loop forever and ever.Дownie didn't do anything stupid here, or take any extra penalties. Travis Hamonic decided to step in and have some words for Crosby, and thats when Steve Downie decided to let Hamonic know he was there. After the buzzer to end the period, Halak and Crosby were both talking with the officials and chirping each other a bit. Late in the 2nd period, Sidney Crosby got tangled up behind the net with Jaroslav Halak. Last night against the Islanders, Downie may have endeared himself to many more fans.

the Anaheim Ducks, Steve Downie jumped in to let Ryan Kesler know he was on the ice after Kesler hit Letang hard, and Kesler seemed to disappear for the rest of the game.

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