Brad Marchand dodges a game misconduct after shoving an official

Bruins captain Brad Marchand was quite lucky tonight as he shoved a linesman while to get to his bench during Game 6 against the Leafs. It's quite apparent that he was frustrated with the linesman to which he should have been accessed a game misconduct.

The NHL makes their rule clear that a player cannot exhibit any force to an official. Here's the exact rule and what the consequence is.




During Game 5, Marchand also had a run in with the officials as he was knocked down by the linesman. He even gave a small fake punch as he was quite angry which sent him to the penalty box with a 4 on 4.


If the Leafs can tie up this series and send it back to Boston, it remains to be seen if Marchand will do this again and maybe he will land a game misconduct which will really set his team back.