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Game 1 of the Stanley Cup series was mired by a fracas in the final third, causing Florida Panthers forwards Matthew Tkachuk and Sam Bennett to be tossed.
The Vegas Golden Knights took a 1-0 series lead over the Florida Panthers Saturday night in their quest for the Stanley Cup.
The Panthers had taken a lead through Eric Staal but as it slipped away from them during the Golden Knights' comeback in the third, tensions began to rise.
Tkachuk and Bennett were both tossed with 4:24 left in the game after flinging punches at Golden Knights defenseman Nicolas Hague during a scrum.
Tkachuk sucker-punched a helmetless Hague in the face while ex-Ranger Marc Staal held the Vegas star back with an arm around his neck.
Florida Panthers' Matthew Tkachuk and Sam Bennett were tossed for punching Nicolas Hague
Linesman Jonny Murray intervened to break up the fracas in the final third of Game 1
The hit then caused Golden Knights center Jack Eichel to go after Tkachuk to defend his teammate.
An official intervened and attempted to break up the fight with Hague managing to break free.
But just as it seemed to be cooling down, Bennett came after the freed Hague and hit
