The way I saw it, Hlacar throws a punch in both bouts and ends up on the ice. Keeping ones balance during a fight is crucial for pugilistic success.Slight edge Hlacar I’d say. That’s without the benefit of replay and not including Boulton’s persisting.
The first misconduct happened later when he thought he was getting into a fight and dropped his gloves, but nobody else did. So they gave him a 10.
The second misconduct came when off a face off (or “puck drop” in Bettman’s world), he and Aboflan dropped the gloves to fight, but Hlacar immediately slipped and fell down as they came together. No punches were thrown, so both players just got 10’s.
This was Hlacar’s first game in a while and he was making the most of it. Has he surpassed the three fight minimum with tonight’s bout?