Overview
- The altercation followed a scrum after Evan Rodrigues checked Vincent Desharnais, prompting Alex Nedeljkovich to engage before Sergei Bobrovsky raced down the ice and the goalies exchanged punches.
- Both goaltenders received five-minute fighting majors and two-minute penalties for leaving the crease.
- Nedeljkovich said he focused on avoiding Bobrovsky’s punches and joked about trying not to lose teeth, as reported by The Athletic.
- The fight recalls the last NHL goalie bout between Cam Talbot and Mike Smith in 2020, with a 2016 Miller–Andersen clash also cited for context.
- Veteran Boris Mikhailov praised Bobrovsky’s response as appropriate goalie-to-goalie conduct, and reports also note a KHL goalie fight in October 2025 between Andrey Mishurov and Adam Huska.