Vancouver Canucks defenceman fought two Toronto Maple Leafs at the same time near the end of the game.
Vancouver Canucks defenceman fought two Toronto Maple Leafs at the same time near the end of the game.
Vancouver Canucks defenceman Tyler Myers had quite the eventful game against the Leafs on Saturday night. The "Chaos Giraffe," as nicknamed by CanucksArmy's Wyatt Arndt, not only threw a massive hit in the first but took on two Leafs simultaneously in the third. Here is a look at the two plays.
Myers got the chaos started early when he flipped Calle Järnkrok into the Canucks bench. While Järnkrok isn't the biggest player, he does have decent size at 6', 190 pounds. The hit not only sent the crowd into a frenzy but may have sparked Myers' teammates as Conor Garland scored the 3-0 goal less than a minute later.
Myers was once again the center of attention late in the game after fighting Morgan Rielly and John Tavares simultaneously. With less than 25 seconds remaining, Myers had Rielly in a headlock and was still able to land a shot at Tavares, who was trying to stick up for his defenceman. Myers was given a roughing and an interference penalty on the play, while Rielly was given two minutes for roughing.
In the end, Myers got the last laugh as the Canucks prevailed 6-4 over the Maple Leafs. In 22:13 of ice time, he was credited with three hits as well as five blocked shots. With the win, Vancouver moved to 31-11-4 on the season and is now 7-0-1 in their last eight games.
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