Tampa Bay Lightning head coach Jon Cooper was tossed from Thursday's clash against the Pittsburgh Penguins.
ICYMI: Jon Cooper gets tossed at the end of the 2nd. pic.twitter.com/bYmHsGKxbG
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Cooper was heated at the share of penalties after a scrum broke out toward the end of the second period.
Things are HEATED between the Penguins and Lightning. 🔥 pic.twitter.com/HgROZbAVh1
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The Lightning went down two men after the skirmish. Both Corey Perry (double-minor) and Anthony Cirelli were booked for roughing, and the team was given a bench penalty.
Bryan Rust and Mark Friedman were both handed roughing infractions for Pittsburgh.
The Lightning ultimately killed the penalties to kick off the third period.
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