Detroit Red Wings forward Anthony Mantha stood up and smiled after he was hit by teammate Mike Green during practice today at Joe Louis Arena.
“I just tried cutting to the net,” Mantha said. “It was me or him. So he decided it was me.”
Mantha was scratched the past two games but will be back in the lineup when the Wings visit the Colorado Avalanche at 9:30 p.m. Wednesday (FS-Plus).
Green laughed when asked about the collision. “I think I just caught him off guard,” he said. “It wasn’t meant to hit him.