'I don't even know if I said anything to him after, but I just immediately went to the ref to try to get the penalty.

'I was just shocked, obviously,' Doughty said in his postgame media availability. The defenseman said he felt badly about what happened and the two had a good conversation, according to a source. Miller met with Doughty after the game to explain the incident and to elaborate on how his action wasn't intentional.

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The kid feels bad about it, said it was an accident.' Editor's Picks 'Obviously, it happened, I'm not saying it didn't happen. 'I didn't see nothing,' New York coach Gerard Gallant said after the win. The Rangers, who led 1-0 at the end of the first period, killed off the five-minute short-handed situation and quickly scored twice after the Miller penalty ended to chase Kings starting goaltender Jonathan Quick. Three years ago, former Washington Capitals forward Garnet Hathaway received a three-game suspension for a spitting incident against then- Anaheim Ducks defenseman Erik Gudbranson. Miller might face supplemental discipline, as well. The spitting motion results in an automatic match penalty, and all match penalties are also automatically reviewed by league commissioner Gary Bettman. The incident occurred late in the first period during a skirmish that broke out after a whistle behind the net.

New York Rangers defenseman K'Andre Miller received a match penalty and was ejected from Sunday's 5-2 victory over the Los Angeles Kings for spitting on veteran defenseman Drew Doughty.

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