With 40 seconds left, a major brawl broke out between the Florida Panthers and the New Jersey Devils.
Panthers forward Matthew Tkachuk jumped Devils captain Neko Hischer after the whistle.
The revenge came after Niko Hischier, Panthers captain Alexander Barkov, was injured in Saturday’s meeting between the two teams.
It was a messy end to the game between the Florida Panthers and the New Jersey Devils.
Many players were involved and Matthew Tkachuk never wanted to let go of Nico Hischer.
In Saturday’s game in New Jersey, Alexander Barkov was knocked out in the first half after cross checking from Niko Hischer, then Panthers linebackers chased Niko Hischer for the rest of the game.
Passions did not subside until the game in Florida four days later and an unlikely rivalry began between the two teams.
Two goals Pratt
The New Jersey Devils pulled off a long-awaited 4-2 victory after six straight losses.
Pratt equalized twice to make it 1-1 in the first period and 2-2 in the third period.
The first goal was a direct shot into play and the second goal he hit from a penalty kick in a counterattack.
We needed a victory. We played a lot of good games during this losing streak, but we couldn’t find a way to score. Head coach Lindy Ruff says it was important that we were able to score a few goals in the third period tonight.
Jesper Pratt has scored 33 points (12 goals and 21 assists) in 33 games this season.
The New Jersey Devils battle at the top of the Capital Division alongside the Carolina Hurricanes.