Sam Bennett breaks his stick over Kris Letang with vicious cross-check

A post from Jeff Veillette on X shows an absurd cross-check from behind against beloved Penguins defenseman Kris Letang; check it out below.

Sam Bennett has a history of being a «dirty» player, but we don't see too many cross-checking incidents nowadays where a stick is broken in half.

Let's also not get into Kris Letang's history of health problems: the 36-year-old has survived two strokes and also had neck surgery for a herniated disk a few years back, causing him to miss the playoffs entirely.

Bennett did receive two penalties for the outrageous hit: two minutes for the obvious cross-checking and two minutes for unsportsmanlike conduct. The Panthers did end up winning the game, however, beating the Penguins 3-2 in a shootout.