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Fight & Brawl Games |
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Fight & Brawl Games |
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These games feature either several fights or notable incidents of mayhem. Take me out to the brawl game! |
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*** Tape Grade Quality |
| Dec.
7 1963 |
Chicago 0 @ Toronto 3 |
* Big bench-clearing brawl in the 3rd! * In B&W |
8 |
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Apr. 8 1971 |
Toronto 1 @ NY Rangers 4 |
Quarter Finals, game #2 * Old-time hockey!! * Loads of scraps including a line brawl AND a bench clearer!! * Black & White (tape converted to B&W film and back again). |
7.5 |
| Apr.
15 1976 |
Philadelphia 4 @ Toronto 5 |
Stanley Cup Quarter Final, game #3 * Broad Street Bullies rough up Leafs, fans and even cops! * Variable video quality – some portions in B&W. |
7.5 |
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Mar. 19 1978 |
Toronto 4 @ Boston 6 |
* Great rough and tumble game! * O'Reilly vs. Maloney, Jonathan vs. Walker and more scraps! * O'Reilly scores on a great rush! * - Click to view boxscore |
7.5 |
| Apr.
23 1978 |
NY Islanders
1 @ Toronto 3 |
Quarter-Finals, game #4 * Leafs even the series in a rough one! |
8 |
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May 21 1978 |
Montreal 3 @ Boston 4 O.T. |
Stanley Cup Finals, game #4 * An absolute classic! * Schmautz beats Dryden to send the fans into delirium! * Jonathan pounds Bouchard into a bloody pulp! * - Click to view boxscore |
8 |
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Apr. 10 1979 |
Toronto 2 @ Atlanta 1 |
Preliminaries, game #1 * Second period suspended due to brutal line-brawl! * - Click to view boxscore |
6.5 |
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Feb 19 1979 |
Toronto 6 @ Detroit 2 |
* Leafs down the Wings at the Olympia! * Scrappy game - several fights. * - Click to view boxscore |
8 |
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Dec 23 1979 |
Boston 4 @ NY Rangers 3 |
* All hell breaks loose as Bruins battle MSG fans at end of the game!
* - Click to view boxscore |
7.5 |
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April 17 1980 |
NY Islanders 5 @ Boston 4 O.T. |
Quarter Finals, game #2 * Massive brawl at end of 1st plus more scraps! * - Click to view boxscore |
8 |
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Feb. 26 1981 |
Minnesota 1 @ Boston 5 |
* Teams combine to set an NHL penalty minute record!! (406 P.I.M.!!) * Fights and brawls galore! * - Click to view boxscore |
7.5 |
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Apr. 9 1981 |
NY Rangers 4 @ Los Angeles 5 |
Preliminaries, game #2 * Huge bench-clearing brawl at end of first! * Nick Fotiu gets involved in his street clothes!! |
6.5 |
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Oct. 2 1981 |
NY Islanders 4 @ NY Rangers 8 (exhibition) |
* Wild pre-season battle! * Lots of fights and brawls - benches clear in the second! |
7.5 |
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May 6 1982 |
Vancouver 6 @ Chicago 2 |
Campbell Conf. Finals, game #5 * Canucks blow out the Hawks to reach the finals! * Fight-filled first period! * - Click to view boxscore |
7.5 |
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Mar 21 1983 |
Chicago 3 @ Minnesota 4 |
* Met Center rocking as Stars edge the Hawks! * Massive brawl in 3rd period! * Quality Rating: 7.5 (first two periods), 8 (3rd period) * - Click to view boxscore |
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Apr. 17 1983 |
Edmonton 10 @ Calgary 2 |
Smythe Div. Final, game #3 * Gretzky phenomenal as the Oilers romp at the Corral (4 goals, 3 assists)! * Semenko and Hunter bout sparks first period brawl! |
8.5 |
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Apr. 5 1984 |
Detroit 5 @ St. Louis 3 |
Norris Div. Semi Final, game #2 * Wings even series in a fight-filled affair! * Rookies Steve Yzerman and Doug Gilmour each score goals! |
7.5 |
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Apr. 20 1984 |
Quebec 3 @ Montreal 5 |
Adams Div. Final, game #6 * Teams end the 2nd with a bench-clearer and start the 3rd with another! * 248 penalty minutes! * - Click to view boxscore |
8.5 |
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Feb. 17 1985 |
NY Islanders 3 @ NY Rangers 9 |
* Rangers blow it wide-open in the second! * Second period line brawl - Hrudey vs. Vanbiesbrouck! * - Click to view boxscore |
7.5 |
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Mar. 10 1985 |
Buffalo 4 @ Los Angeles 4 |
* MacLellan pounds Playfair to ignite bench-clearing brawl! * Final few seconds of overtime missing. |
8.5 |
| Oct.
1 1985 |
Philadelphia 1 @ NY Rangers 4 (exhibition) |
* Legendary, fight-filled game – over 500 penalty minutes! * Big line brawl followed by bench-clearer! |
8.5 |
| Nov.
3 1985 |
Los Angeles 4 @ Philadelphia 7 |
* Flyers beat the Kings in a rough one! * 181 penalty minutes; Brown and Wells go at it three times! * Kerr with the hat trick for Philly. |
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April 24 1986 |
Edmonton 7 @ Calgary 4 |
Smythe Div. Final, game # 4 * Gretzky great as Oilers even the series! (3 goals, 2 assists) * Brawling in 3rd - Hunter vs. Semenko, McSorley vs. Peplinski, & more. * (slight tracking glitch in first few minutes) |
7.5 |
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Nov. 15 1986 |
Detroit 0 @ Toronto 6 |
* 15 fighting majors and all sorts of rough stuff. * Bester with the shutout. * Includes memorial tribute to King Clancy. |
7 to 7.5 |
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Jan. 4 1987 |
Canada vs. USSR |
1987 World Junior Hockey Championship * The Punch-up in Piestany! (Czechoslovakia) * Both teams disqualified from tourney because of mother of all brawls!! * Canada leading 4-2 at time of DQ. * Includes intermission and post-game fall-out. |
7.5 |
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Jan. 24 |
Detroit 3 |
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Blues’ rookie Ewen KO’s Big Bob Probert! * Several other bouts including Ewen-Probie re-match. |
7.5 |
| Dec.
8 1987 |
Boston 2 @ Philadelphia 5 |
* Flyers' goalie Hextall makes history with empty net goal! * Several good scraps - Berube battered by Miller and Byers! |
8.5 |
| Jan.
2 1988 |
Quebec 1 @ Boston 5 |
* Bruins dominate the Nords. * Half dozen fights - Miller vs. Donnelly, Neely vs. Eagles and more. |
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Jan. 20 1988 |
Boston 3 @ Buffalo 5 |
* B's lose the war but win the battles! * Tons of fights - Miller, Byers, Neely, Kluzak, and others kick Sabre butt! * - Click to view boxscore |
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Mar. 6 1988 |
Edmonton 4 @ Calgary 7 |
* Gretzky picks up 3 points in a losing cause. * Typical "Battle of Alberta" - lots of rough stuff! |
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Apr. 6 1988 |
Buffalo 3 @ Boston 7 |
Adams Division Semi-Final, game #1 * Bruins open the post-season with a convincing win! * Teams set physical tone for series with 146 penalty minutes. * - Click to view boxscore |
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| Apr
9 1988 |
Boston 2 @ Buffalo 6 |
Adams Div. Semi-Final, game #3 * John Tucker stuns the B's with a 4-goal performance! * Last minute takes half an hour to play due to a wild series of scraps! * Buffalo fans get involved with the Bruin players! * 226 penalty minutes in total! |
8.5 |
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Apr. 7 1988 |
Buffalo 1 @ Boston 4 |
Adams Div. Semi Final, game #2 * Scrappy game featuring a classic Miller vs. Maguire bout! * Quality Rating: 8 - Click to view boxscore |
8 |
| Apr.
22 1988 |
Washington 4 @ New Jersey 10 |
Patrick Division Final, game #3 * Sundstrom sets playoff record with an 8-point night! * Teams rack up 231 penalty minutes! |
7.5 |
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May 6 1988 |
Boston 6 @ New Jersey 1 |
Wales Conf. Final, game #3 * Bruins break game open with five goals in 2nd! * Several scraps - Miller, T. Crowder, Byers, Shanahan, Plett & more! * Includes Schoenfeld-Koharski post-game "donut" incident! |
8.5 |
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Oct. 30 1988 |
Pittsburgh 2 @ NY Rangers 9 |
* Rangers explode with a 6-goal first period! * Game gets ugly in 3rd after Shaw sticks Lemieux. * Fights and brawls galore - 292 penalty minutes! * - Click to view boxscore |
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Nov. 24 1988 |
Philadelphia 1 @ Boston 2 O.T. |
* Bob Sweeney the hero in overtime! * Four scraps: Miller-Brown, Byers-Carkner and Neely-Chychrun x2! * NESN re-broadcast (minor editing) * (taped directly from broadcast) * - Click to view boxscore |
9 |
| Dec.
6 1988 |
Pittsburgh 3 @ Philadelphia 4 |
* Heated rivalry explodes into series of fights and brawls! | 8 |
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Nov. 25 1989 |
Washington 4 @ Pittsburgh 1 |
* Game deteriorates into a line brawl in the final minute! * 203 penalty minutes in the game! |
8 |
| Dec.
28 1989 |
Minnesota 1 @ Chicago 1 |
* Teams swap season's greetings in big pre-game brawl (hi-lites shown)! * Nastiness continues during game itself - first NHL fight for Peluso! |
8.5 |
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Jan. 11 |
Winnipeg 3 |
* Jets and Flames
fill the penalty boxes. * Over 200 penalty minutes plus several fights. |
7.5 |
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Feb. 28 1990 |
Edmonton 2 @ Los Angeles 4 |
* Teams brawl their way to new league penalty record (85 penalties)! * One of the nastiest and wildest games in recent history! * (second-generation recording!) * - Click to view boxscore |
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March 2 1990 |
Toronto 2 @ Detroit 3 O.T. |
* The Wings come back to win a rough one! * 272 penalty minutes including 13 fighting majors! * Tie Domi makes his NHL debut by racking up 27 penalty minutes! * - Click to view boxscore |
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Feb. 10 1991 |
Philadelphia 2 @ Washington 5 |
* Teams combine for 294 penalty minutes! * 3rd period line brawl! * Great Kordic vs. Carkner scrap in 1st! * - Click to view boxscore |
8.5 |
| Mar.
17 1991 |
St. Louis 4 @ Chicago 6 |
* Teams combine for 278 penalty minutes! * Brawl in first period and another in the second. |
8.5 |
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Apr. 12 1991 |
Detroit 1 @ St. Louis 6 |
Norris Div. Semi Final, game #5 * Teams set NHL record for penalty minutes in a playoff game (298)! * Lots of fights and brawling as score gets lopsided! * Oates with the hat trick, Hull nets two! * SportsChannel switches to Edm-Cal game midway through 3rd. |
8 |
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Feb. 9 1992 |
Detroit 5 @ N.Y. Rangers 5 |
* Probert and Domi
square off for the first time. * line-brawl follows the heavyweight bout. |
8.5 |
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Nov. 25 1992 |
St. Louis 6 @ Detroit 11 |
* 4-point nights for Yzerman and Ciccerelli * Probert and Chase head the fight card with 2 bouts each. |
8.5 |
| Jan.
23 1993 |
Detroit 3 @ St. Louis 4 |
* Wings-Blues rivalry explodes in a first period line brawl! * Probert takes on all comers; Joseph scraps with Cheveldae! * Last minute and a half of play missing (no goals missed). |
8 |
| Feb.
13 1993 |
Chicago 1 @ Pittsburgh 4 |
* Punches fly from Pens bench during 1st period brawl. |
8.5 |
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Jan. 2 1994 |
Washington 2 @ Boston 8 |
* Cam Neely leads the way with a hat trick! * Wild first period features two brawls! |
7.5 |
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Feb. 9 1995 |
Winnipeg 1 @ Vancouver 5 |
* Peca hit on Selanne sets tone in fight-filled game! * 18 fighting majors and 226 penalty minutes! * Great player audio from bench! * Quality Rating: 8 (1st period - 7.5) * - Click to view boxscore |
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Mar. 26 1997 |
Colorado 5 @ Detroit 6 O.T. |
* Line brawl plus fights galore! * McCarty bloodies Lemieux, Vernon bloodies Roy & more! * McCarty caps off wild night with overtime winner! * - Click to view boxscore |
8 |
| Jan.
15 1998 |
Vancouver 2 @ Buffalo 6 |
* Back to back line brawls in the 3rd! * Over 200 penalty minutes. |
8.5 |
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Apr. 1 1998 |
Colorado 0 @ Detroit 3 |
* Roy vs. Osgood goalie battle! * (taped directly from broadcast) * - Click to view boxscore |
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Apr. 4 1998 |
NY Rangers 1 @ NY Islanders 3 |
* Wild third period brawl including goalies! * Langdon vs. Odjick battle in 1st! * (taped directly from broadcast) * - Click to view boxscore |
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Nov. 21 1998 |
Washington 4 @ Boston 5 O.T. |
* First period line-brawl!
* Allison nets winner! * NESN & HTS broadcasts available * NESN version missing first couple of minutes (can sub HTS coverage) * - Click to view boxscore |
8.5 |
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Oct. 4 1999 |
Chicago 1 @ San Jose 7 |
* Several fights plus spirited late game line brawl. * 167 penalty minutes |
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Dec. 11 1999 |
Philadelphia 4 @ Leafs 6 |
* 2nd period line-brawl erupts as McCarthy and Berube go after Domi! * (taped directly from broadcast) |
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Dec. 21 2000 |
Toronto 0 @ Boston 4 |
* B's shutout the Buds in a rough one! * Belanger vs. Domi and more scraps! * (taped directly from broadcast) * - Click to view boxscore |
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Feb. 21 2000 |
Boston 2 @ Vancouver 5 |
* Features infamous McSorley - Brashear incident! (not pretty) * (taped directly from broadcast) |
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| Jan.
30 2001 |
Pittsburgh 6 @ Atlanta 3 |
* Five fights in this one. | 7 |
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Zurich 2 vs. Lugano 1 O.T. |
2001 Swiss League Finals, game #7 * Lions win championship in overtime! * Fans riot after game - wild scene! * From Italian television (commentary in Italian) |
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Dec. 8 2001 |
Buffalo 1 @ Boston 4 |
* Stock and Boulton in a big battle! * (taped directly from broadcast) |
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| Dec.
8 2001 |
Anaheim 4 @ Calgary 0 |
* (last 6 minutes of game only) * Game degenerates into a series of fights and brawls! * 19 fighting majors in the final minute and a half! |
7.5 |
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Jan. 5 2002 |
Washington 4 @ Boston 7 |
* Bruins thump the Caps! * Joe Thornton notches his first career hat trick! * Great toe-to-toe battle between Stock and Peat! * (taped directly from broadcast) * - Click to view boxscore |
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Jan. 17 2002 |
Ottawa 2 @ Boston 5 |
* Bruins dump the Sens in a rough one. * Dafoe pounds Lalime in third period line brawl! * (taped directly from broadcast) * - Click to view boxscore |
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| Jan.
30 2002 |
NY Islanders 6 @ NY Rangers 3 |
* Rough, scrappy affair – 172 penalty minutes. | 8 |
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Apr. 25 2002 |
Boston 5 @ Montreal 2 |
N.E. Division Semi-Finals, game #4 * Bruins tie series as things get rough! * McLaren lays out Zednik, Stock takes on Odjick! * (taped directly from broadcast) |
9 |
| Jan.
11 2003 |
Florida 2 @ Washington 12 |
*Jagr sets Caps record with 7-point night. * Panthers’ frustration leads to five fights. |
9 |
| Mar.
4 2003 |
Toronto 1 @ Ottawa 4 |
* Several fights including brawl at Sens’ bench! |
8.5 |
| Mar.
29 2003 |
Detroit 6 @ St. Louis 2 |
* Hull nets the hat trick against his old team. * Series of brawls break out late in game. |
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Oct. 30 2003 |
Detroit 3 @ Nashville 5 |
* Fights galore as Wings’ vent frustration. * 210 penalty minutes; 18 fighting majors! |
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| Dec.
2 2003 |
NY Rangers 4 @ Toronto 5 |
* Scrappy game features 2nd period line brawl. | 9 |
| Dec.
28 2003 |
Binghampton 5 @ Philadelphia 1 (AHL) |
* Endless series of wild brawls in game’s final minutes! * 373 total penalty minutes; 22 fighting majors! |
8.5 |
| Jan.
19 2004 |
NY Rangers 2 @ Boston 5 |
* Old-time hockey in old-time jerseys! * Lindros punch knocks Thornton out of action. |
8.5 |
| Feb.
11 2004 |
Atlanta 1 @ Edmonton 5 |
* Late game line brawl! * Goalies go at it; fighting spills into the bench! * 198 penalty minutes; 13 fighting majors in game. |
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| Feb.
19 2004 |
NY Islanders 2 @ NY Rangers 6 |
* Plenty of fighting and brawling in game’s final minutes. * 132 penalty minutes in total. |
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| Mar.
5 2004 |
Ottawa 3 @ Philadelphia 5 |
* Teams brawl their way to an NHL record 419 penalty minutes! * 20 fighting majors in final two minutes! |
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| Mar.
8 2004 |
Colorado 9 @ Vancouver 2 |
* Rough game turns ugly in 3rd. * Bertuzzi drops Moore with sucker punch, fractures his neck. * 154 penalty minutes; 10 fighting majors |
8.5 |
| Mar.
17 2004 |
Buffalo 4 @ Atlanta 3 O.T. |
* Sabres come from behind to win fight-filled game. * 11 fighting majors |
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| Mar.
20 2004 |
Nashville 3 @ Calgary 1 |
* End-of-game brawl sees goalies go at it (Vokoun vs. Kiprusoff)! | 9 |
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Dec. 3 2004 |
Baie-Comeau 3 @ Halifax 10 |
(QMJHL)* Game degenerates into a series of fights and brawls. * 391 penalty minutes; 369 in 3rd period * 17 fighting majors |
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Dec. 3 2004 |
St. John’s 3 vs. Binghamton 2 |
(AHL)* Baby Leafs and Sens rough it up in Toronto. * Wild 3rd period line brawl |
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Last updated on March 28, 2007