Zegras rips Beagle for fighting Terry: 'It's humiliating'

Anaheim Ducks star Trevor Zegras wasn't happy seeing teammate Troy Terry get pummelled in a one-sided fight against Arizona Coyotes forward Jay Beagle.

Late in Anaheim's 5-0 blowout win, Zegras poked goalie Josef Korenar's glove to try to free the puck. Zegras took a cross-check from Beagle as a result, and when Terry stepped in to defend his teammate, Beagle went off.

"There's two minutes left in the game, we're up 5-0, our best player, our leading goal scorer, one of the best players, in my opinion, in the whole league takes a shot, or I take a shot, he comes in to help me," Zegras said postgame.

"I get that he's gonna punch him maybe once, but the fact that he's down and he's not engaged in the fight, and you're gonna hit him three more times? I think it's embarrassing. I think he should be embarrassed.

"You don't punch a guy when he's down. Especially a 32-goal scorer in the NHL who is a superstar. I think it's embarrassing. I think it's a bad look for the league and for the player that did it. It's humiliating, and I think he should be f------ punished."

Terry, who actually has 31 goals on the season, left the game with what appeared to be a deep cut on his face. Beagle was assessed a fighting major, a cross-checking minor, and a game misconduct on the play. Terry, who never dropped his gloves, received a roughing minor.

Ducks head coach Dallas Eakins also ripped into Beagle for his antics.

"Coward," Eakins said, according to The Orange County Register's Elliott Teaford. "It was cowardly. (Terry) was cut wide open and basically defenseless. Not a good sight.

"There was a scrum at the front of the net, and usually, that just turns into a scrum, and our 31-goal scorer is there. I’ve coached Troy Terry for four years now, and I’ve never seen him in any kind of a fight. A guy who’s got two goals is pounding away on him. It’s not a good look."

Terry had two assists in the contest to bring him up to 57 points on the year. The right-winger's status remains unclear.