"He just would have preferred to pick his opponent a little more judiciously. Not only was he giving up an inch and about 30 pounds to Andrei Vasilevskiy, he didn't know that the Tampa goalie was a lefty. Swayman took a few more shots than he gave out before losing his balance, ending the brief tilt that had the entire stadium buzzing."
"It started when Brandon Hagel jammed at a loose puck in Swayman's pads in the midst of the Lightning's comeback in the second period. Both Swayman and Charlie McAvoy knocked Hagel to the ice. With his counterpart involved in the scrum, Vasilevskiy's instinct was to skate toward the beef. Swayman had to get rid of Hagel's stick that was tucked behind his left pad then reminded Vasilevskiy to take off his mask and the two got it on."
""One of the biggest moments for me personally," said Vasilevskiy, which means a little something coming from a two-time Stanley Cup winner. After the bout, Vasilevskiy patted Swayman on side of the head in a friendly gesture. "He wanted to win and so did I. That's game respecting game. We see fights every single game and just got that one out of the way," said Swayman."
Jeremy Swayman fought Tampa Bay Lightning goaltender Andrei Vasilevskiy at Raymond James Stadium, marking his first NHL fight. The skirmish began after Brandon Hagel jammed a loose puck into Swayman's pads during the Lightning's second-period comeback. Both Swayman and Charlie McAvoy knocked Hagel down, prompting Vasilevskiy to skate over and engage. Swayman removed Hagel's stick from behind his pad, instructed Vasilevskiy to remove his mask and exchanged punches despite being smaller and surprised by Vasilevskiy's southpaw stance. Vasilevskiy called the moment significant, patted Swayman after the fight and showed respect. The Bruins later lost 6-5 in a shootout after surrendering a four-goal lead.
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