Exciting Preseason Brawl: Sidney Crosby Engages in Intense Fight with Sabres’ Peyton Krebs Following Hit on Kris Letang

Since joining the NHL in the 2005-06 season, Sidney Crosby has engaged in eight fights. Now, it’s time to add another to his list.

Crosby found himself in a fight against Peyton Krebs of the Buffalo Sabres, a player who is 14 years his junior. This altercation occurred after Krebs and Tyson Jost delivered a hard hit on Kris Letang behind Pittsburgh’s net.

This was Crosby’s first fight since October 2019.

Sidney Crosby (???) throwing em’ 👀 pic.twitter.com/V2mV60sdeo

— B/R Open Ice (@BR_OpenIce) October 7, 2023

In the video, we can see Crosby immediately reacting to the play after witnessing his long-time teammate’s hard collision.

After receiving three strong cross checks from Crosby, 22-year-old Krebs dropped his gloves, marking the third fight of his relatively new NHL career. The “fight” lasted a mere four seconds before Crosby pinned Krebs down and the officials intervened.

The only additional penalty given was a two-minute minor for cross-checking to Crosby, despite his clear instigation of the short brawl following a clean collision.

However, there were no lasting hard feelings. Crosby and Jost could be seen sharing laughs in the penalty box after the skirmish.

i also would be smiley and giddy if Crosby just punched me in the face pic.twitter.com/TXavRt5gul

— ryan 🛸 (@OTCellyy) October 7, 2023

Ah, hockey. The only sport where you can attempt to punch your opponent in the face and then later share a laugh about it in a small, confined penalty box.

Screenshot: MSG Western New York/X