LOS ANGELES -- In the Wild's 4-3 win over the Arizona Coyotes on Thursday, Coyotes forward Steve Downie, a well-known agitator, was in rare form, even for him.
He accumulated 14 penalty minutes in the game, 10 for a game misconduct penalty when he jabbed Wild forward Ryan Carter from the bench.
What set off Downie?
A bit of trash talk from Ryan Suter, the Wild defenseman admitted.
Last season, Suter was suspended two games for an elbowing infraction. Suter felt Downie, then on the Penguins, flopped on the play, partly causing the suspension.
So when Downie skated to Suter in the first period of Thursday's game and said, "You owe me for last year," Suter quipped right back.