Wild's Foligno knees Lowry in the head during fight
Minnesota Wild forward Marcus Foligno could get attention from the NHL's Department of Player Safety after his fight with Adam Lowry of the Winnipeg Jets in Tuesday's 2-0 loss.
In their second fight of the night at 11:06 of the third period, Foligno appeared to knee Lowry in the head after he fell to the ice. Both players were given five minutes for fighting while Foligno received an extra two minutes for unsportsmanlike conduct.
“Maybe I got my leg in there or something, but that was just me kind of ticked-off and trying to get at him,” Foligno said. “There was no intent to, you know, not throw with your fist or use another body part in there.”
It was Foligno's first game back after missing the previous two with an upper-body injury.