The NHL star had a 0.129% blood-alcohol content when he was struck and killed, allegedly by Sean Higgins, who blew at 0.087% BAC, defense lawyers said.

Defense attorneys say that the Gaudreau brothers were drunk at time of fatal crash last August and filed a motion to dismiss the case.

Sean Higgins is a name that will, by necessity, mark the history of the NHL. It is the name of the man who is accused of having killed Johnny and Matthew Gaudreau last summer. He has spent the last few months defending himself,

In a new court filing, attorneys for Sean M. Higgins — the driver who hit and killed NHL star Johnny Gaudreau and his brother, Matthew Gaudreau, in New Jersey — alleged that the brothers were also drunk at the time of the fatal Aug.