A wild start to the Rangers vs. Devils game saw a line brawl with every player fighting at the drop of the puck. Eight players were ejected, leading to both teams being down multiple players for the remainder of the game. Despite the chaos, the game continued with goals from players like Panarin, Kakko, and Kreider, ultimately resulting in a 4-3 victory for the Rangers over the Devils.
A line brawl for the ages! #nhl #hockey #devils #rangers #rempe #macdermid #fight #newyork #newjersey #nyr #njd Should the NHL ban staged fights? https://t.co/DTxTDjnm8j
Mass brawl breaks out two seconds into NHL match ⬇️ https://t.co/47wFIxl97P
The puck dropped and the fighting begins! https://t.co/knwHLp5rfp
The Rangers and Devils threw down just after the opening faceoff on Wednesday night, but it's not the first time that has happened. Let's take a walk down line brawl memory lane, shall we? Read: https://t.co/nDNzq7Hsq8 https://t.co/Rtod2NecwC
Full team BRAWL to start an NHL game last night that got 8 players ejected 🤯 https://t.co/pFoA8qsIMm
Last night's line brawl still stirring up hot emotions on each side of the aisle #NYR #NJDevils My story from the festivities at MSG ⤵️ https://t.co/SP6mxAZoMk
#NYR Fight Night at the Garden takes the back page of today’s @nypost⬇️ https://t.co/LdO7ieRzXQ
New Jersey Devils and New York Rangers Threw Down Once the Puck Dropped https://t.co/o1oyhbIhLI https://t.co/A07oiLEqZZ
The Opening of Rangers-Devils Game Last Night Was Absolute Mayhem https://t.co/BCKSsAv14L
JUST INSANE #NHL TWEET I MUST SHARE: ALL 10 players fight!!! 5 Vs. 5 fight breaks out between the #Rangers and #Devils https://t.co/Frqam1cR71
Rangers make points with their fists and play in win over Devils https://t.co/mQjyorDmDM https://t.co/AWwjebSASI
Rangers-Devils game starts with wild line brawl, eight ejections and a Matt Rempe fight https://t.co/P9RQfzknoc
It was a long time coming, but Matt Rempe finally answered the bell – and was ejected for the third time in his 14-game NHL career. #NYR #NJDevils @HeavyOnSports https://t.co/1n2RO71V22
New York’s Matt Rempe and New Jersey’s Kurtis MacDermid could have been expected to square off right away, but in a remarkable scene, all 10 skaters decided to drop the gloves. https://t.co/vhdgYT5ZxI
More postgame reaction and takeaways from the #NYR-#NJDevils line brawl, the fallout, the comeback and a wild night at MSG👇https://t.co/AHydLeIulv
Kreider scores tiebreaking goal late as Rangers beat Devils 4-3 in game that began with fights https://t.co/xVk8AHugs8 https://t.co/kSEavXxpiv
Rangers show playoff-like moxie by rallying to beat Devils after game-opening brawl https://t.co/Vgnx1W6nvu https://t.co/xcAGLeiFxG
Chris Kreider scored a power-play goal late in the third period and the Rangers rallied to beat the Devils 4-3 on Wednesday night in a game that started with a 10-player brawl. https://t.co/g5Gs4dKsLu #NoQuitinNY #njdevils
Rangers rally to beat Devils on Chris Kreider's goal in third period after eight players ejected in opening seconds | @ColinSNewsday #NYR https://t.co/uSKtXXyruK
Kreider breaks tie in 3rd, Rangers edge Devils to extend Metro lead ⤵️ https://t.co/VW8RKok4GU
Another #NYR comeback, this one in an emotional, passion-filled 4-3 victory against #NJDevils at MSG. My game story ⤵️ https://t.co/hynDLZ9QmQ
With the 8 Ejections at MSG tonight, No Dman was complaining about ice time: NJ: L Hughes. 32:49 B Smith. 28:20 S Nemec. 26:23 J Siegenthaler. 26:08 NYR: A Fox. 29:39 R Lindgren. 27:17 E Gustafsson. 29:42 B Schneider. 27:36
FINAL — #NYR 4, #NJDevils 3 Crazy game. Blueshirts blow a two-goal lead and end up pulling out the win with two goals in the third. Oh, and we saw a line brawl tonight!
#NJDevils Fall to #NYR 4-3 on Fight Night Recap⤵️ https://t.co/3OpBH0uhkt
Kreider gives the Rangers the late lead! 😱 https://t.co/ek52YiSWze
Kreider with the tip-in PPG. Rangers 4-3 Devils. Panarin with the excellent carry. Fox with the blast and Kreider gets a goal in his office.
Chris Kreider tips in an Adam Fox shot and the #NYR are up 4-3 with 4:57 left in regulation. Credit Artemi Panarin for setting the sequence up.
The main event was Rangers forward Matt Rempe taking on New Jersey’s Kurtis MacDermid, with the two having history from the previous time the Devils visited Madison Square Garden on March 11. https://t.co/M1ZyV6BGFP
Kakko off to the races and ties it. Rangers 3-3 Devils.
Kakko ties it, 3-3. Luke Hughes tried a slapper and broke his stick, and Kakko basically had a 1-on-1 against Hughes, who had no stick. Then he ripped a shot top shelf. #NYR
Kaapo Kakko scores the tying goal by outracing Luke Hughes down the ice after the latter lost his stick. 3-3 with 14:28 to play.
Luke Hughes has a stick snap, Kakko goes down on a partial breakaway and snaps one top corner. 3-3 at 5:32 of the 3rd.
Rangers tie the game at three after Luke Hughes' stick snaps in half and the Rangers are off to the races.
End 2, 3-2 #NJDevils. Palat, Smith and Hischier for NJ in the 2nd, Panarin and Lafreniere for #NYR in the 1st. SOG 26-12, Rangers. Teams down to 10 forwards and 4 D. Devs 0/3 on PP, Rangers 0/2. Erik Gustafsson leads Rangers in TOI with 19:28. He averages 17:15.
End 2: 3-2 #NJDevils Shots: 26-12 #NYR
End of two. #NJDevils lead the Rangers 3-2 and my brain is still trying to catch up.
What a pass by Jesper Bratt! 🤯 https://t.co/aLkBz48vfH
That pass from Bratt to Hischier https://t.co/DJH3hUCCqX
#NYR just breaking down here, Bratt to Nico Hischier and the #NJDevils have their first lead of the night 3-2
Brilliant edgework by Jesper Bratt to pull away behind the goal line and completely change directions to get that puck to Nico.
A sick feed from Bratt to Hischier. It's 3-2. https://t.co/t7PdMGzn40
The Devils are winning.
Jesper Bratt hits 50 assists for the first time in his NHL career. #NJDevils https://t.co/R6SBxYy8nK
Matt Rempe career vs #NJDevils 0:13, match penalty (hit to head) 4:48, ejected (5 + game, elbowing) 0:02, fight, ejected 3 GP, 5:03 total TOI, 3 ejections (47 PIM), +1 rating. #NYR
SMITTY TIES IT UP!! #NJDevils | US 2, THEM 2 https://t.co/tZVu0Hien0
SMITTY! #NJDevils tie the game at two!
Now that’s a line brawl #oldtimehockey https://t.co/GSuDN39iyq
Palat gets the Devils on the board, cutting the #NYR lead to 2-1 with 17:49 remaining in the second.
Pally gets us on the board!! #NJDevils | US 1, THEM 2 https://t.co/PKTaZEpeLf
PALLY! #NJDevils on the board!
Rangers' Matt Rempe returns to lineup vs. Devils, is immediately among eight ejected in line brawl | @ColinSNewsday #NYR https://t.co/GEXcJ5FmKO
End 1P: #NYR 2, #NJDevils 0 SOG: 15-4 NYR Attempts: 24-11 NYR Hits: 5-3 NJD Turnovers: NYR 3; NJD 2 FO: 71% (12-for-17) NJD PP: NYR 0/2; NJD 0/2 HDCF: 7-0 NYR xGF: 1.8-0.19 NYR I honestly don't know what just happened, but those stats look good for the Rangers. https://t.co/CTkwKnfjrQ
This #NJDvsNYR line brawl has been brewing for weeks... @HeavyOnSports https://t.co/cni1D6WGTW
End 1: #NJDevils trail 2-0. Shots: 15-4 #NYR
It wasn't just Matt Rempe & Curtis MacDermid, though that was the Main Event at MSG. #NYR & #NJDevils line brawl kickstarts the festivities 2 seconds into the game tonight. Watch & Read ⤵️ https://t.co/SP6mxAZoMk
The @NHL_On_TNT broadcast says #NYR Matt Rempe has 3 career GP against the #NJDevils for 5:03 TOI. He's been ejected from all three.
After the line brawl, both NJD & NYR are down two forwards & two defensemen for the rest of the game. 😅 https://t.co/YbNDL474dQ
Artemi Panarin scores from the left circle. Devils lose challenge for offside. Adam Fox played the puck before it crossed the blue line at the right point. So now the Rangers, up 1-0 at 9:22 of the first period, are on the power play.
Artemi Panarin gets #NYR on the board, 1-0. Long rebound pops out to Alexis Lafrenière, who hits No. 10 for the wide-open shot. #NJDevils are challenging for offside.
Oh hey, there's a hockey game going on now. Panarin scores his 45th from Lafrenière, 1-0 #NYR at 9:22.
Panarin. 1-0, #NYR
The Rangers and Devils are just gonna be fighting all night long @spittinchiclets https://t.co/dlja0kuRUx
The gloves are off TWO SECONDS into Devils-Rangers 😳 (via @SNstats) https://t.co/rLdNn8UNp1
EVERYONE DROPS THE GLOVES TO START THE GAME! 🥊 https://t.co/cbY5ReAon1
Vesey/Lazar declared the first fight; so the other eight skaters were ejected. Wild scene https://t.co/3lEPXft4RU
Old time hockey! Five simultaneous fights two seconds into the game. https://t.co/f7Hna5ARS6
Smith challenging Lindgren while Cuylle and Mercer are chuckin’ em. More to come in this shit show. #nyr #NJDevils
And the Devils are down to 13 skaters for the rest of the first period. Dawson Mercer gets 2 for instigating, 5 for fightning and a 10-min misconduct for going after Will Cuylle, who got 2 for boarding Brendan Smith and 5 for fighting Mercer.
Fight Night at the Garden. #Rangers #Devils
Now it's Mercer + Cuylle fighting.
WHAT A START TO DEVILS-RANGERS 👀 https://t.co/KAJHEN4ozH
Mercer and Cuylle with a spirited fight. It's going to be one of those games. #NJDevils #NYR
Now we've got Will Cuylle and Dawson Mercer going at it. Meanwhile, Ryan Lindgren is giving old friend Brendan Smith an earful.
And now Dawson Mercer is fighting Cuylle because Cuylle just sent Smith into the end boards really hard. #NJDevils
Dawson Mercer is fighting Will Cuylle now.
Another fight -- Cuylle with a big hit on Smith, Mercer and Cuylle drop the gloves
Now Cuylle and Dawson Mercer are fighting.
I knew Matt Rempe and Kurtis MacDermid would fight right off the face-off. I didn't see a line brawl coming, and I definitely didn't think the first two to fight would be Jimmy Vesey and Curtis Lazar. They're still in the game, albeit in the box now. The rest are gone.
Game misconducts were assessed to Rempe, Miller, Trouba and Goodrow for the #NYR and MacDermid, Tierney, Bahl and Marino for the #NJDevils. That means both teams will be down 4 players each for the remainder of the game. So much for resting guys...
Ejections to Rempe, Goodrow, Miller, Trouba + MacDermid, Tierney, Nahl, Marino. NJD + NYR both down two forwards & two defensemen for the next 59+ minutes. https://t.co/fESpsEKa8b
Vesey and the Devils' Curtis Lazar both get 5 for fighting. The eight guys that went to the dressing room all get 5 and a game. So both teams are down to 11 forwards and four defensemen for the rest of the game. Oh, and Jack Roslovic got a boarding penalty at :54.
No better way to start a game than a 5 on 5 BRAWL @spittinchiclets https://t.co/tw5GnEtqyw
PUCK DROP LINE BRAWL AT MSG!! #NYR | #NJDevils https://t.co/tSyEHqUy3R
Secondary fights after another one has started get automatic game misconducts. So the Jimmy Vesey-Curtis Lazar fight is technically the first one. Other 8 guys are out. #NYR lose Miller, Trouba, Rempe and Goodrow for the night. NJ loses MacDermid, Marino, Bahl and Tierney.
Lazar + Vesey ruled as the first fight. Eight other players just got ejected for secondary altercation.
HOCKEY IS THE BEST SPORT! LINE BRAWL TO START THE GAME!! https://t.co/jUPu16OYEk
What a way to start a hockey game. 🥊 https://t.co/wrrYFqavkd
Just by chance I tuned to the Rangers / Devils game and it literally started with every player fighting on the drop or the puck. WHAT?
Mayhem at the Garden. Complete brawl at puck drop.
We've got a line brawl off the opening faceoff. 5 on 5 fights. Rempe-MacDermid is the last one going. #NYR clearly didn't want the kid to fight alone out there.
Rangers and Devils on TNT Matt Rempe and Kurtis MacDermid plan to fight as early as opening faceoff Can you imagine the anxiety of knowing that it’s going to happen and knowing everyone knows it’s going to happen, all day?
#NJDevils trail 4-3.
END 2: #NJDevils 3 - 1 Penguins Shots are 21-11
Hischier and Marino with assists on #NJDevils Jesper Bratt's goal. That a two-point night for both Marino and Nico
Lazar. It's 2-1, #NJDevils