HAMILTON, Ont. - Dylan Cozens stood on the outside of the boards, banging on the glass as if he were any other Sabres fan in the stadium.
Cozens was ejected for his altercation with Toronto Maple Leafs forward Michael Bunting with 1:43 remaining in the Sabres' 5-2 win in the Heritage Classic on Sunday. He spent the remainder of the contest watching on one knee, then jumped to his feet to celebrate after the final horn sounded.
The scuffle between Cozens and Bunting was a response to Cozens' open-ice hit on Toronto Maple Leafs superstar Auston Matthews, which in itself was a response to Matthews' cross-check to the throat of Sabres defenseman Rasmus Dahlin.
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