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Red Wings defenseman given light penalty after clearly trying to injure Simon Nemec

The New Jersey Devils faced the Detroit Red Wings in a rabid affair on Monday night which included multiple dirty plays. The worst of which was Ben Chiarot's butt end, on Simon Nemec, which did draw a response from the NHL Department of Player Safety.

Detroit Red Wings v New Jersey Devils
Detroit Red Wings v New Jersey Devils | Andrew Mordzynski/GettyImages

The New Jersey Devils went toe-to-toe with the Detroit Red Wings on Monday night, and they came out the winners 4-3. Toe-to-toe is the literal sense of the game, as both teams were feisty all night.