Top 3 Gritters of the Game
1. Marc Palicka (DET) - For the first time in this stat series, we've had a brawl. A straight up brawl. They were draws, all the fights, but they were good. This man collected 5 PIMs with his fight, 2 more for roughing, and stood out otherwise, with 2 hits, a blocked shot, and going 4/7 on faceoffs.
2. Mr. Faceoffs (HAL) - Another fighter, the man also blocked a shot and went 13/27 on faceoffs, which is just shy of .500 ball.
3. Aaron Freakin' Rome (DET) - Okay, I'd told myself this was only going to fighters, but the rest of them didn't do anything other than their fight. Rome, on the other hand, collected 4 hits, 2 blocks, and 6 PIMs! Those penalties were for roughing, roughing, and elbowing, which is fantastic!