The Rangers would win the contest 4-3 at Madison Square Garden, rallying thanks to unanswered third-period goals by Kaapo Kakko and Chris Kreider.
But the memorable moment came just after the first puck drop.
The opening melee saw Jacob Trouba, Matt Rempe, Barclay Goodrow and K'Andre Miller ejected for the Rangers for dropping the gloves and immediately trading punches.
New Jersey's Chris Tierney, Kevin Bahl, John Marino and Kurtis MacDermid were also issued game misconducts and fighting major penalties at the two-second mark. Читать дальше...