The NHL Conference Finals are underway, with the Florida Panthers taking on the Carolina Hurricanes in Game 1. And to no one’s surprise, things are already getting out of hand as Panthers’ forward Brad Marchand and Canes’ Shayne Gostisbehere let the fists fly in the 3rd period with 11:45 on the clock. Things got out of hand at a moment’s notice, as Gostisbehere “shot a puck at” Marchand near the blue line.
The former Boston Bruins captain wasted no time in engaging Gostisbehere. Marchand immediately staked toward the Cane defenseman, stick raised. While the 32-year-old blocked it with his stick, the NHL veteran took off his gloves at lightning speed and landed a bunch of hits. The Hurricane’s star didn’t even get enough time to drop his own gloves before taking a swing and missing. The officials finally stepped in after Marchand took Gostisbehere down and slapped both players with penalties.
However, despite Gostisbehere seemingly escalating things after the puck hit, Brad Marchand earned the bigger penalty. Officials sent the Carolina defenseman to the bench for two minutes for roughing, as per Sportsnet. However, they handed Marchand two penalties, including a 10-minute misconduct, and double the time (four minutes) they handed Gostisbehere for roughing.
Shayne Gostisbehere and Brad Marchand go at it after Gostisbehere fired a puck at Marchand pic.twitter.com/stikyScHqK
— Sportsnet (@Sportsnet) May 21, 2025
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