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Cirelli gets the instigator for defending teammate after bad hit (w/video)

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TJ Tucker
November 15, 2021  (8:46 PM)
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In Wednesday night's game between the New York Islanders and Tampa Bay Lightning, Anthony Cirelli would end up with an instigator penalty, which gave him an automatic 10 minute misconduct, after an incident involving teammate Alex Killorn. Killorn was one the receiving end of a bad hit by the Isles' Brock Nelson, and Cirelli decided he was not ok with it. Cirelli dropped his gloves and starting fighting Nelson, landing three really good ones before it would end. For his actions, Cirelli got the extra two for instigating. Nelson got a fighting major and two minutes for boarding. Check it out:

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