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The most aggressive postseason in sports started with a bang between the No. 1 seed Carolina Hurricanes and second wild card Ottawa Senators, when Jordan Staal and Brady Tkachuk dropped the gloves off the opening faceoff.
The Stanley Cup playoffs had barely begun when Staal and Tkachuk went at it, much to the delight of the crowd at the Lenovo Center. While Tkachuk threw some early punches during the brief bout, it was Staal who dragged Tkachuk to the ice.
Both players were assessed major penalties for fighting, leaving the teams without their respective captains to open the postseason just three seconds in.
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The Hurricanes would score the opening goal of the game, when Logan Stankoven was able to squib a goal five-hole to give Carolina a 1-0 lead.
This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Tkachuk, Staal fight after opening faceoff of Hurricanes vs Senators
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The Stanley Cup playoffs had barely begun when Staal and Tkachuk went at it, much to the delight of the crowd at the Lenovo Center. While Tkachuk threw some early punches during the brief bout, it was Staal who dragged Tkachuk to the ice.
Both players were assessed major penalties for fighting, leaving the teams without their respective captains to open the postseason just three seconds in.
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A FIGHT TO START THE PLAYOFFS
Brady Tkachuk and Jordan Staal immediately dropped the gloves pic.twitter.com/LBokHjzq6B
— ESPN (@espn) April 18, 2026
The Hurricanes would score the opening goal of the game, when Logan Stankoven was able to squib a goal five-hole to give Carolina a 1-0 lead.
This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Tkachuk, Staal fight after opening faceoff of Hurricanes vs Senators
Continue reading...
