All hell breaks loose at the end of Tampa/NY Game 5

Game 5 between the Tampa Bay Lightning and the New York Rangers ended with a bang after Bolts winger Nikita Kucherov rifled a puck towards the Rangers' net at the end of the contest, sending both teams into warrior mode after the final horn went to signal the end of the game.

Kucherov, along with teammate Nick Paul kicked things off with a pair of Rangers players in the corner, firing a few gloves-on punches, while Ryan Strome and Erik Cernak were tied up behind the Rangers net. The main attraction, though, was between Steven Stamkos and Alexis Lafreniere, who exchanged blows along the wall before wrestling one another down to the ice, delivering some shots after the fact.

I'd anticipate a rough Game 6 in Tampa on Saturday. The Rangers are not going to want to go away easy after this one. There's some bad blood brewing here. The Colorado Avalanche are probably loving this.

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