Washington Capitals forward Garnet Hathaway was regretful after he got ejected from Monday's 5-2 win over the Anaheim Ducks for spitting on Ducks defenseman Erik Gudbranson.
Following the game, Hathaway explained the incident to reporters: "Unfortunately, spit came out of my mouth after I got sucker-punched, and it went onto him. It has no place. It was an emotional play by me. You don't plan any of that stuff in your head, and it was a quick reaction and unfortunately the wrong one for me to a sucker punch."
Cameras clearly showed Hathaway spit in the direction of Gudbranson, which elicited a heated response from the blueliner:
Anaheim DucksBy the way, here's the reason for the match penalty for Garnet Hathaway.