Subban: Crosby said I have bad breath, but I use Listerine

It's getting personal in the Stanley Cup Final.

P.K. Subban revealed after his Nashville Predators won Game 3 of the Stanley Cup Final 5-1 that he was the victim of a vicious chirp from Pittsburgh Penguins captain Sidney Crosby, who accused the defender of having bad breath.

"Usually when guys chirp after the game or during the game, it's usually about your game or something personal," Subban said, according to Yahoo Sports' Greg Wyshynski. "(Crosby) went on to tell me that my breath smelled bad, and I really don't understand why, because I use Listerine before the game. I thought my breath smelled great. But at the end of the day, we're just going to take the win and move on."

Three things:

1. Credit to Subban for being the, uh, bigger man.
2. Crosby needs to work on his trash-talking game.
3. If they weren't hockey fans at Listerine headquarters before Saturday night, they sure are now.

Predators goalie Pekka Rinne, meanwhile, came to the defense of his star defenseman.

"P.K.'s a classy guy. He always flosses," Rinne said, according to The Associated Press' Stephen Whyno.

One more thing: Subban's dentist has to be extremely pleased with his dental habits.