When getting cross comes to nought

When getting cross comes to nought

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Alex Alexeyev gets away with cross-check to face of Canadiens forward Brendan Gallagher

Alex Alexeyev was lucky to escape a long sit in the penalty box after an early scrum with Canadiens forward Brendan Gallagher. The Capitals defender, filling in for the injured Martin Fehervary, cross-checked Gallagher in the face. Gallagher immediately pulled away, reacting in pain, but the nearest referee never raised his arm to call a penalty. Alexeyev would not have been the first Caps player in recent memory to see postseason punishment fo…