Neal slyly tries to poke stick through Gibson's mask

James Neal is doing his best to get under the opposition's skin, or mask.

The Nashville Predators forward was caught trying to force the end of his stick through the cage of Anaheim Ducks goaltender John Gibson in the second period of Sunday's game.

A similar incident - an accident, in that case - knocked New York Rangers goalie Henrik Lundqvist out of Game 1 against the Pittsburgh Penguins.