Evander Kane's night ended early on Tuesday.
In the third period of the Sharks' 5-0 loss to the Vegas Golden Knights in Game 4 of their first-round Stanley Cup playoffs series, Kane cross-checked Golden Knights forward Paul Stastny in the neutral zone. In the ensuing scrum moments later, Kane hit Vegas defenseman Colin Miller in the face.
Left jab from Kane 😳 pic.twitter.com/QjYKD57IMj— Sharks on NBCS (@NBCSSharks) April 17, 2019
The Sharks winger picked up two minutes for the cross-check, two for roughing and a 10-minute misconduct to boot. Kane skated down the Sharks' tunnel with 10:40 remaining, and the T-Mobile Arena DJ trolled Kane on his way to San Jose's locker room.
"Muffin Man" playing at T-Mobile as Kane is kicked out. Nice touch https://t.co/V9B7tFthCH— Adam Hill (@AdamHillLVRJ) April 17, 2019
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Earlier Tuesday, Kane told reporters that "I thought I was fighting the Muffin Man" in a Game 3 bout with Golden Knights winger Ryan Reaves. Kane and Reaves have long traded verbal jabs, but their trash talking has taken on new life in this first-round series.
With Kane's frustration boiling over late in Game 4, it probably won't stop until the series does. Trailing 3-1 in the series, the Sharks hope that isn't Thursday in Game 5.
