The nastiness between the Rangers and Hurricanes picked up where it left off when the puck dropped in Game 3 in Raleigh.
As the two teams came together after a whistle with 8:36 left in the first period, Jimmy Vesey tangled with several Hurricanes players as he attempted to drop the gloves as three Canes attempted to tackle him. combat.
Jesperi Kotkaniemi and Vesey finally appeared to be about to clash, with the Rangers forward receiving a punch before the Hurricanes player tackled him to the ground and officials intervened.
As the referees sent Kotkaniemi and Vesey into the box, Barclay Goodrow started biting Martin Necas and had to be separated from him.
But Goodrow’s attention quickly turned to the Hurricanes bench as he continued to engage almost everyone before a linesman pushed him back towards the Rangers bench.
Things didn’t stop there.
Former Ranger Tony DeAngelo was seen on TNT tweeting the Rangers during the stoppage of play, taking aim at just about anyone near him as he stood on the ice.
A linesman stood between him and the Rangers and the Blueshirts players seemed to ignore the taunts.
Kotkaniemi, Dmitry Orlov, Vesey and Goodrow all received minor penalties for the fight.
The Rangers were leading 1-0 at the time of the incident after Jake Guentzel scored at 10:14 of the first period.
The Blueshirts lead the series 2-0 after two exciting games at Madison Square Garden on Sunday and Tuesday as they look to return to the conference finals for the first time in three years.
Games 3 and 4 will take place at PNC Arena.
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