Anaheim Ducks forward Nick Ritchie channeled his inner Aldo Raine this evening and carved the initial of his surname onto the Predators’ Viktor Arvidsson’s forehead after a nasty cross-check into the boards.
Well, sorta. As you can see below, Ritchie really did level Arvidsson with a cheap shot that forced the Swede to the locker room:
Nick Ritchie lays an atrocious hit on Viktor Arvidsson. Arvidsson down the tunnel. pic.twitter.com/Rh0UgIoYl0
— Mark Harris (@ItIsMarkHarris) May 23, 2017
Ritchie was obviously ejected for the hit, but it was totally worth it because the blood on Arvidsson magically trickled to form an “R”:
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