Columbus Blue Jackets goaltender Elvis Merzlikins claimed that a Dallas Stars fan taunted him by mentioning his late teammate, Matiss Kivlenieks, before their game on Monday night.
Merzlikins made 31 saves in the Blue Jackets' 4-1 home win over Dallas, losing his shutout with less than three minutes left in the game on a Tyler Seguin goal.
"I strongly believe I was expecting a shutout, because I believe in karma. There are some stupid people in this world. It was really bad, what happened when I was walking out.