Andrew Peeke mocks Sidney Crosby with ridiculous gesture from penalty box
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Andrew Peeke hit Sidney Crosby with the crybaby emote from the penalty box after their Monday scuffle in the Mammoth's 5-4 win over the Penguins.
Andrew Peeke gave the Delta Center a good laugh Monday night, and Sidney Crosby didn't seem to mind much either.
Fresh off a heated exchange in the second period, the Utah Mammoth defenseman glanced over from the penalty box and hit the Penguins captain with the crybaby emote.
It all started late in the second period of Utah's 5-4 win in Salt Lake City.
Crosby had just been stopped on a good look in front of the net when he and Peeke began jousting with cross-checks.
Crosby then swung around and caught Peeke with an elbow to the face.
Officials sent both players off for two minutes apiece at the 16:57 mark, Peeke for cross-checking and Crosby for elbowing.
Peeke gets the last laugh
From the box, Peeke rubbed a fist near his eye in the classic crying motion, and the clip caught Crosby smiling right back at him.
It was a light moment in a game that had plenty of heat, and the video spread quickly online.
Utah climbs, Pittsburgh slips
Pittsburgh scored twice in the third period to make it close, but Utah held on.
The win lifted the Mammoth to 7-3-0, while Pittsburgh dropped to 3-6-1 after the comeback fell one goal short.
Utah came in with the NHL's top-ranked power play, and the Penguins held it off early.
Crosby finished without a point in 18:31 of ice time, and his two penalty minutes came on the elbow.
Peeke added three hits and a shot on goal over 18:11 while also serving two minutes.
It was one moment in a long season, but it gave fans something to laugh about, and the Mammoth walked away with the two points.
Pittsburgh has to regroup after a rough start, and Peeke has a story he can tell for years.
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