"Lightning C Vinny Lecavalier had a big part in Sunday's 6-3 loss to the Penguins.

He assisted on two goals in a third-period comeback that briefly tied the score 3-3.

But he also attacked and sucker punched Evgeni Malkin with 7:49 left in the game, earning 14 minutes in penalties — a double-minor for roughing and a 10-minute misconduct — with Tampa Bay down 5-3.

Lecavalier left the arena before talking to reporters; unusual for a captain whose free-falling team lost its seventh straight."