Dustin Brown Hit On Michal Rozsival {VIDEO}

Moments before Dustin Penner sent the Kings to the Stanley Cup finals with his overtime goal in Game 5 against the Coyotes, Los Angeles captain Dustin Brown leveled Phoenix's Michal Rozsival with a controversial hit.

The Coyotes were called for offside as Rozsival tried taking the puck into the offensive zone. But just after the whistle was blown, Brown laid out the Phoenix defensemen with a body check. No penalty was called as the two were just about to collide as the whistle was blown, but Rozsival laid on the ice for several minutes before getting helped to the locker room.

Coyotes players believed that the hit was not only late, but also that Brown intentionally initiated the knee-to-knee contact. Their frustration with the officiating and with Brown boiled over into the traditional post-series handshake. Phoenix captain Shane Doan and Martin Hanzal had heated exchanges with Brown when they passed him in the line. Greg Wyshynski of Yahoo's "Puck Daddy" hockey blog called it the "most contentious, hostile handshake in recent memory."