Video: Even Miroslav Satan Fights in the Stanley Cup Playoffs

When a trip to the Stanley Cup final is on the line, players tend to step up their games and do things they might not ordinarily do. Sometimes it's something simple, something they should already be doing like blocking a shot or backchecking ... or in the case of Miroslav Satan, something as extreme as fighting.

In the closing minutes of Pittsburgh's 7-4 win in Game 2 on Thursday night, a line brawl erupted behind the Penguins' goal that included Satan, a player that was banished to the minor leagues in March and had his effort and desire called into question by some Penguins observers during the regular season, exchanging punches with Carolina's Patrick Eaves. Video after the jump.



According to the good folks at HockeyFights.com, Satan entered Thursday's game with one fight on his NHL fight card, a 2007 bout with current teammate Petr Sykora, when Satan was a member of the New York Islanders. It was everything you would expect from a fight involving Satan and Sykora, complete with visors, punches with gloves on, and a lot of shoving and dancing.



Coincidentally, Sykora was the player that was benched earlier in the playoffs so Satan could return to the lineup.

Thursday's skirmish resulted in four fighting majors, a 10-minute misconduct for Kris Letang, and a match penalty for Carolina's Ryan Bayda.