PITTSBURGH -- A comment made after Game 3 of the Stanley Cup Final by Nashville Predators defenseman P.K. Subban didn't just inflame his rivalry with Pittsburgh Penguins captain Sidney Crosby. It also resulted in an unexpected product partnership with Listerine mouthwash.
Immediately following Nashville's 5-1 win against Pittsburgh on Saturday night at Bridgestone Arena, Subban told broadcaster Pierre Maguire that Crosby had commented on his breath.
"He told me my breath smelled, but I don't know," Subban said. "I used Listerine before the game."
Subban's revelation got the attention of the company behind the popular mouthwash, which delivered several bottles of its cool mint antiseptic to the Predators' arena before Game 4, which Nashville won to even the series at two.