Rangers-Devils goalie fight: Why Igor Shesterkin, Jacob Markstrom brawled
Tuesday's Rangers-Devils game gave fans not only a fight, but one involving the goalies.
Rangers-Devils goalie fight: Why Igor Shesterkin, Jacob Markstrom brawled originally appeared on The Sporting News . Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here . One of hockey fans' favorite events to view during a game is a fight.
And there's only one thing better than a fight: A goalie fight. New York Rangers and New Jersey Devils fans in attendance on Tuesday night's rivalry game at Madison Square Garden were lucky enough to view that. While the Rangers led 4-1 in the third period, NJ Devil Paul Cotter made contact with Shesterkin in the Ranger goalie's crease.
This led many Rangers to jump all over Cotter, as contact with a team's goalie virtually always results in extracurriculars. After seeing this from the other side of the ice, Devils goalie Jakob Markstrom didn't want to be excluded and skated down the length of the ice to lock onto Shesterkin. Here is the rundown from the goalie brawl, along with some recent goalie fights in the NHL.
MORE: SN's latest NHL power rankings Rangers-Devils goalie fight With just over 10 minutes to go in the third period of the Rangers-Devils game, Devil goalie Jakob Markstrom approached Ranger goalie Igor Shesterkin and motioned that he wanted to duke it out. Here is a video of the brawl. WE GOT ANOTHER GOALIE FIGHT THIS TIME SHESTERKIN VS MARKSTROM š³š„ pic.