Emotions boiled over in the third period of Saturday’s Game 3 series between the Tampa Bay Lightning and Toronto Maple Leafs after Lightning star Brayden Point was injured on a questionable hit from Morgan Reilly.
That play kicked off a line brawl that saw superstars Steven Stamkos, Nikita Kucherov and Auston Matthews all earn fighting majors.
For Matthews, one of the NHL’s top goal-scorers, it was the first fighting major of his NHL career.
First, here is a look at the play that started it.