PITTSBURGH -- Capitals defenseman Matt Niskanen reiterated his stance that he never tried to hurt Penguins captain Sidney Crosby in Game 3, explaining that the play that ended up concussing Crosby and that will keep him out of Game 4 tonight in Pittsburgh, was so fast he couldn't avoid it.
"I wish I had one hand on my stick and my hands were way down," Niskanen said Wednesday after the Capitals' morning skate. "The collision happened fast."