Rempe nearly gets ejected on his first shift with borderline hit
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The New York Rangers' rookie Matt Rempe nearly got ejected on his first playoff shift with a borderline hit on Washington Capitals' Beck Malenstyn.
With less than two minutes into the first period of the series between the Rangers and the Capitals, Rempe landed a questionable hit on Malenstyn that resulted in a two-minute minor penalty.
Check out the incident in the video below:
"Matt Rempe takes a charging penalty on his first playoff shift"
"Matt Rempe gets called for charging for this hit on his first shift of the game 😅"
As soon as he stepped on the ice, Rangers fans were quick to chant his name
"rempe immediately gets on the ice the crowd chants his name and then he gets a penalty and that is the matt rempe experience"
It's safe to say that the tone of the series has been set i the first few minutes of the game. Four penalties were called in the first half of the period:
"Four penalties called in the first 8:32 of Game 1 between the Rangers and Capitals. Both teams have had a power play; neither scored. Now it's 4-on-4."
Do you think Matt Rempe will drop the gloves against Tom Wilson during the series?
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