Mathieu Olivier of the Columbus Blue Jackets and the Philadelphia Flyers' Nick Deslauriers decided to drop the gloves in tonight's game. Neither is any stranger to the rough stuff, with Deslauriers now leading the league in fights for 2023-24 with four.
The great thing about this one is it gets very intense, with both Olivier and Deslauriers landing some big punches. With no end in sight, and both players looking pretty tired, you can see Deslauriers say something to Olivier. Olivier nods, and they both show respect with a hug and helmet taps.
Deslauriers gets the win here, in my eyes. There's no shame in that for Olivier. Deslauriers has a case as the best fighter in the league right now. That said, it was a great battle from both and a perfect way to end it. I would love to see more of this in the NHL.
POLL | ||
NOVEMBRE 19 | 121 ANSWERS Players Agree to Truce and Salute Each Other After Crazy Fight Do you like seeing this stuff in hockey? | ||
Yes, it's awesome | 68 | 56.2 % |
No, it's dumb | 38 | 31.4 % |
I'm not sure | 15 | 12.4 % |
LIST OF POLLS |
G | A | PTS | ||
Mikko Rantanen | 1 | 3 | 4 | |
Jake Debrusk | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
Dylan Guenther | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
Connor McDavid | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
Ivan Barbashev | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
Jack Eichel | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
Brock Nelson | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
Valeri Nichushkin | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
Clayton Keller | - | 3 | 3 | |
Anthony Cirelli | 2 | - | 2 | |
Jonathan Drouin | 2 | - | 2 | |
Roman Josi | 2 | - | 2 | |
Kirill Marchenko | 2 | - | 2 | |
Kyle Palmieri | 2 | - | 2 | |
Artemi Panarin | 2 | - | 2 | |
Sebastian Aho | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
Evan Bouchard | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
Rasmus Dahlin | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
Leon Draisaitl | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
Matt Duchene | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
Complete stats |
STANDINGS 2024-2025 | ||||||
TOP 10 | GP | W | L | OL | PTS | |
Jets | 21 | 17 | 4 | - | 34 | |
Wild | 20 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 30 | |
Devils | 23 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 30 | |
Hurricanes | 20 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 29 | |
Golden Knights | 21 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 28 | |
Capitals | 20 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 27 | |
Flames | 21 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 27 | |
Stars | 19 | 13 | 6 | - | 26 | |
Maple Leafs | 20 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 26 | |
Rangers | 19 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 25 | |
Conference | Cumulative |