from Sam Carchidi of the Philadelphia Inquirer,

Flyers defenseman Radko Gudas was given a five-minute "clipping" penalty for knocking down Montreal's Lucas Lessio along the boards with 7:44 left Tuesday, hitting his left knee and sending the winger falling to the ice in pain — and drawing the ire of the Canadiens' P.K. Subban.

"I thought it was low," Subban said after the Flyers defeated the fading Canadiens, 4-2, at the Wells Fargo Center. "I mean, when I saw the replay on the screen in front of the bench — I didn’t see it live — it looked like it was low. I don’t know the player personally but it seems like when you’re on the ice with him he’s the type of guy who will do stuff like that."

Subban, an all-star defenseman, wasn't done."I don’t think it’s anything that reflects on their team," he said. "They have guys that play the game hard and finish their checks, which you need to respect. But I don’t respect guys that do hits like that. You know what you’re doing in that situation, and I thought it was low."...

The refs didn't call the penalty right away, allowing the Flyers to control the puck for several seconds. Finally, after a stoppage, they decided to penalize Gudas — apparently after it appeared Lessio, who was playing in his first game with Montreal this season, was injured.

As he walked down the runway, a furious Gudas snapped his stick in two, according to CSN's John Boruk.

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Watch the hit below...