Things got heated between the Boston Bruins and Montreal Canadiens on Sunday night, just like a good rivalry game should.
The most memorable sequence happened during the second period, as two of the Habs’ heaviest hitters dropped the gloves. First, Milan Lucic tussled with Brandon Prust:
If that wasn’t stunning enough, an Alexei Emelin hit on Tyler Seguin angered Zdeno Chara enough to prompt him to fight about 34 seconds later:
Yikes. Despite those awe-inspiring displays of might, Montreal managed to hang on for a 4-3 regulation win.
Johnny Boychuk and David Desharnais also provided this perfect photographic summary of the teams’ relationship, via Getty:
It almost looks like they’re hugging it out, doesn’t it?