Jesperi Kotkaniemi dropped the gloves last night and it went viral

Former Montreal Canadiens third overall pick Jesperi Kotkaniemi has been playing on the Carolina Hurricanes' fourth line for the past several months and, in order to play his role well, last night he didn't hesitate to throw the gloves down on Alexei Toropchenko of the St. Louis Blues who had just injured Derek Stepan with a hard check along the boards.