Ryan Reaves appears to dislocate finger in fight with Garrett Wilson
San Jose Sharks tough guy Ryan Reaves squared off with the Philadelphia Flyers' Garrett Wilson and appeared to dislocate his finger.
Sometimes in an NHL fight, the person throwing the punches can feel it as much as the person receiving them. That's what happened when San Jose Sharks tough guy Ryan Reaves and the Philadelphia Flyers ' Garrett Wilson squared off less than two minutes into their game on Saturday, March 21 . After the two threw the requisite number of punches and were separated, Reaves showed his injured finger to the on-ice officials as he grimaced in pain.
Reaves pulled on his finger and went to the Sharks bench instead of immediately to the penalty box. A trainer appeared to try to get the forward's dislocated finger back in place. Ryan Reaves dropped the gloves with Garrett Wilson and appeared to have DISLOCATED HIS FINGER in the scrap š³ Hockey guy tough...
šŖ pic. twitter. com/n5hXsoR49y ā B/R Open Ice (@BR_OpenIce) March 21, 2026 Reaves then skated to the penalty box to serve his five minutes, but went to the dressing room to get his finger examined.
He came out for one more shift, then didn't play in the second or third periods. The fight was Reaves' fifth of the season, according to hockeyfights. com .