Friday 10 June 2022 02:13 PM Lightning captain Steven Stamkos pummels Rangers' Alexis Lafreniere after ... trends now

Friday 10 June 2022 02:13 PM Lightning captain Steven Stamkos pummels Rangers' Alexis Lafreniere after ... trends now
Friday 10 June 2022 02:13 PM Lightning captain Steven Stamkos pummels Rangers' Alexis Lafreniere after Tampa ... trends now

Friday 10 June 2022 02:13 PM Lightning captain Steven Stamkos pummels Rangers' Alexis Lafreniere after Tampa ... trends now

Brawling at the buzzer! Lightning captain Steven Stamkos pummels Rangers' Alexis Lafreniere after Tampa Bay seals Game 5 victory to move a win away from Stanley Cup Finals New York Rangers and Tampa Bay Lighting players brawled at the final buzzer of Thursday's Eastern Conference Finals Game 5 at Madison Square Garden  The Lighting broke a tie with 1:50 remaining en route to a 3-1 win. The two-time defending Stanley Cup champs are one victory away from returning to the Finals  After the final buzzer, Tampa Bay's Nikita Kucherov flung a meaningless shot off Rangers defenseman Adam Fox, who retaliated by slashing the Russian winger Within a moment, brawls broke out at various spots across the MSG ice  The main event featured Lightning captain Steven Stamkos and Rangers star Alexis Lafreniere – a pair of former first-overall draft picks

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The Tampa Bay Lighting punctuated Thursday's playoff win in New York with a UFC-worthy performance in a post-game brawl with the reeling Rangers at Madison Square Garden.

Players on both teams dropped gloves at the final buzzer of Tampa Bay's 3-1 win in Game 5 of the Eastern Conference Finals after Lighting star Nikita Kucherov flung a meaningless shot off Rangers defenseman Adam Fox. 

Coming off a third consecutive loss and now facing elimination in Saturday's Game 6, Fox took exception and retaliated by slashing the Lightning winger. 

Kucherov was naturally displeased and within a moment, several melees broke out simultaneously around the ice.

The main event featured Lightning captain Steven Stamkos and Rangers star Alexis Lafreniere – a pair of former first-overall draft picks.

The main event featured Lightning captain Steven Stamkos (left) and Rangers star Alexis Lafreniere ¿ a pair of former first-overall draft picks

The main event featured Lightning captain Steven Stamkos (left) and Rangers star Alexis Lafreniere – a pair of former first-overall draft picks

Lafreniere (left) got in some good shots, but probably took a few more from Stamkos (right)

Lafreniere (left) got in some good shots, but probably took a few more from Stamkos (right)

Ultimately Stamkos took down Lafreniere and the officials moved in to pry the two apart

Ultimately Stamkos took

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