Boston Bruins defenseman Nikita Zadorov wasn't pleased Buffalo Sabres forward Jordan Greenway wasn't interested in a fight after an accidental collision caused B's star Elias Lindholm to leave Thursday night's game with a lower-body injury.
Zadorov fought Greenway in March after the punishing blueliner, who started his NHL career with the Sabres, delivered a late hit to Buffalo cornerstone Tage Thompson. He felt a rematch was warranted based on what happened to Lindholm.
"I just thought that if I have to fight after clean hits — you know, when I hit their top player, I have to give the guy a fight last year.