PHILADELPHIA -- Nicolas Deslauriers is one of the NHL's top heavyweight fighters at 6-foot-1 and a solid 220 pounds.
Marcus Pettersson is decidedly ... not that.
Pettersson has the height at 6-foot-3, but he's one of the more lanky players on this Penguins team at 177 pounds. He had just five career fights entering Friday's game.
But when Pettersson saw Deslauriers light up Kris Letang with a hard hit in the second period of Friday's 4-1 win over the Flyers at Philadelphia's Wells Fargo Center, he didn't hesitate to drop the gloves and stand up for his teammate.