Rangers, Devils goalies battle in wild fight during rivalry matchup

The rivalry betwixt the New York Rangers and the New Jersey Devils is among the champion successful the NHL and the 2 teams carved retired a caller section connected Tuesday night.

Rangers goaltender Igor Shesterkin and Devils netminder Jacob Markstrom dropped the gloves successful a uncommon goalie combat successful the 3rd play of New York’s 4-1 triumph implicit New Jersey.

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New York Rangers goaltender Igor Shesterkin (31) answers New Jersey Devils goaltender Jacob Markstrom's situation to a combat fight successful the 3rd play astatine Madison Square Garden connected March 31, 2026. (Wendell Cruz/Imagn Images)

New York, USA;  New York Rangers goaltender Igor Shesterkin (31) and New Jersey Devils goaltender Jacob Markstrom (25) combat successful the 3rd play astatine Madison Square Garden connected March 31, 2026. (Wendell Cruz/Imagn Images)

As a brouhaha began adjacent Shesterkin’s net, Markstrom skated down the crystal with his helmet off. The 2 knew it was connected from there. Shesterkin appeared to person got the amended of Markstrom successful the scrum, landing much punches than his goaltending counterpart did.

"I'd similar to convey my boxing coach," Shesterkin said jokingly aft the game.

The conflict adjacent amazed Rangers caput manager Mike Sullivan.

"It was a large fight. I didn't cognize Shesty had that successful him," Sullivan said.

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Markstrom said helium felt similar helium needed to get progressive successful the melee arsenic the Devils were struggling passim the game.

"I felt similar I needed to bash something," helium said. "It's adrenaline. You conscionable spell determination and plaything for the fences."

Rangers prima J.T. Miller praised the "old-school" quality of the fight.

New York, USA;  New York Rangers goaltender Igor Shesterkin (31) takes to the crystal for the commencement of the crippled against the New Jersey Devils astatine Madison Square Garden connected March 31, 2026. (Wendell Cruz/Imagn Images)

"It's conscionable truthful rare, unexpected," Miller said. "That was conscionable old-school ... I deliberation it was large for our squad to spot that. To spot what a goalie tin bash – evidently goalies aren't warring that often -- to spot him person him person our backmost and instrumentality up for himself evidently sends a connection that he's specified a person for us."

New York and New Jersey are successful the bottommost tube of the Metropolitan Division this season.

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The Rangers, already eliminated from postseason contention, improved to 31-35-9. The Devils dropped to 38-34-2.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.