Leo Komarov had a fantastic response to his equipment violation penalty

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Leo Komarov , Twitter/markhmasters

The Toronto Maple Leafs opened up the 2017-18 NHL season with a commanding 7-2 road victory over the Winnipeg Jets.

Early on in the game, Maple Leafs forward Leo Komarov received a very odd penalty as he was sent to the penalty box for two minutes for wearing his visor too high.

Leo Komarov gets a two-minute penalty for "equipment violation." Something w/ the helmet. Kadri and Rielly arguing on his behalf.
— Kristen Shilton (@kristen_shilton) October 4, 2017

Babcock and Lamoriello appear perplexed as Komarov gets 2 mins for visor infraction. Teams knew this was going to be watched.
— Darren Dreger (@DarrenDreger) October 4, 2017

Komarov's bucket pic.twitter.com/ns67uUI2IH
— Anthony Stewart (@StuMunrue) October 5, 2017

After the game, Komarov met with the media and one of the topics he discussed was his first-ever equipment violation penalty. Since his team was fresh off a massive 7-2 victory, you can bet Uncle Leo was in a pretty good mood.

Komarov on visor penalty: "I'm trying to go for the Lady Byng this year (smile) it's not going to be easy"
— Mark Masters (@markhmasters) October 5, 2017

Komarov recorded 36 penalty minutes in his first two NHL seasons, but he’s totaled 71 penalty minutes over the last season and will probably finish the 2017-18 season with 30-40 penalty minutes.

(H/T Twitter/markhmasters)