In one corner, you have David Backes, a player so agitating that it’s surprising he isn’t goaded into a fight more often.
In the other: Nazem Kadri, a guy who has some fire to his game, but you wouldn’t necessarily expect him to drop the mitts.
The St. Louis Blues and Toronto Maple Leafs are engaging in a pretty interesting contest on Saturday, as the Buds currently hold the lead. That fight above might be more surprising than Toronto’s current lead, though.
Interesting nugget:
It wasn’t the only noteworthy clip of the contest, as Steve Ott seemed to be hurt pretty badly here:
He won’t return because of that lower-body injury.