There was loads of physicality on show Thursday night time when the Minnesota Wild hosted the Philadelphia Flyers. So a lot physicality that, at one level, three separate fights passed off inside a 16-second time-frame within the first interval.
Just minutes earlier than the primary brawl, the Flyers took a 1-0 lead courtesy of a objective from ahead Noah Cates. After that, the extracurricular started.
Ryan Reaves vs. Nicolas Deslauriers
In an effort to inject some power into his workforce, Wild ahead Ryan Reaves fought with Flyers winger Nicolas Deslauriers in what ended up being a technical bout on the 9:56 mark of the opening interval.
It most likely wasn’t the thrilling combat that many had in thoughts, however Reaves appeared to land extra pictures on Deslauriers. Ironically sufficient, Deslauriers completed out the 2021-22 season with the Wild after the workforce acquired him in a commerce with the Anaheim Ducks on the commerce deadline.
Once Reaves and Deslauriers headed to the penalty field, it did not take lengthy for one more combat to ensue.
Wade Allison vs. Mason Shaw
Flyers ahead Wade Allison and Wild ahead Mason Shaw got here to a mutual settlement to drop the gloves in what ended up being a really transient bout. After a number of seconds of jostling, Allison had Shaw practically up in opposition to the boards behind the online and landed a shot that took Shaw right down to the ice earlier than referees broke it up.
Last however definitely not least…
Marcus Foligno vs. Zack MacEwen
This pair determined to drop their gloves only one second after the following face-off.
While the primary two fights have been a tad lackluster, this one delivered. Foligno and MacEwen exchanged thunderous pictures to one another to offer the followers in attendance their cash’s price. Foligno ended up sending MacEwen to the ice, however each rivals obtained their justifiable share of haymakers in throughout the bout.
Normally, you may see three fights that each one stem from the identical sequence, however not often do you see three separate ones like this in simply 16 seconds of recreation time.
The Wild really had extra combating majors than shot-on-goal following the three fights at that time within the contest. The fights did energize the workforce, as Matt Boldy ended up scoring a pair of objectives within the second and third interval.
The Wild finally got here away with a 3-2 win in extra time courtesy of a game-winning objective from Mats Zuccarello.
