San Jose Sharks head coach David Quinn coaches from the bench against the Toronto Maple Leafs in the second period at the SAP Center in San Jose, Calif., on Thursday, Oct. 27, 2022. (Nhat V. Meyer/Bay Area News Group)
SAN JOSE — Coach David Quinn was ejected from Saturday’s game between the San Jose Sharks and Washington Capitals at SAP Center.
Quinn’ ejection took place shortly after Kevin Labanc was called for clipping at the 5:45 mark of the third period.
Referee Gord Dwyer came over to the Sharks’ bench and Quinn pointed in his face and shouted multiple expletives at him. Dwyer then kicked him out of the game. Quinn then shouted some more choice words to Dwyer before he left the Sharks’ bench and walked back to the team’s dressing room.
With the ensuing faceoff in the Sharks’ zone, the Capitals scored just five seconds after the start of the Labanc penalty, with TJ Oshie scoring his 16th of the season off assists from Alex Ovechkin and Rasmus Sandin. That gave Washington a 5-2 lead, and the Capitals had a 6-3 lead at the mid-way point of the third period.
The Sharks lost 8-3.
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Originally published at Curtis Pashelka