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Kovacevic: The Penguins' energy/spark can't all originate with Zucker

Jason Zucker didn't just "drag our team into the fight," as Mike Sullivan's become fond of saying about the Penguins' singularly embodied pulse this winter.

Nope, the man found it necessary to fight. Meaning himself. Meaning dropping the gloves and giving up 5 inches and 28 pounds to Winnipeg's snarliest defenseman, Brenden Dillon. Meaning finding a way to survive losing his helmet amid the first few throws.

Which he did to a worthy draw:

After which, he additionally raised his arms on the way to the box to try to pump up either the near-capacity crowd of 18,268, or his teammates, or both.