"The Bruins goalie and Tampa Bay Lightning netminder Andrei Vasilevskiy dropped the gloves in a rare scrap between goalies - energizing a crowd of over 74,000 at Raymond James Stadium during the Sunday's Stadium Series outdoor game. With the Bruins holding a 5-2 lead over Tampa past the midway point of the second period, the temperature spiked on a chilly night in Tampa after Lightning forward Brandon Hagel tried to jam loose a puck in Swayman's pads. Charlie McAvoy took exception and knocked Hagel to the ice, with an incensed Swayman joining in the fray by landing a few shoves against the Lightning forward."
"After Swayman removed himself from the dogpile, he looked down the other end of the ice at Vasilevskiy - skating out of his crease as the Tampa goalie made his way to center ice. With a hockey stick still wedged into his pads, Swayman met Vasilevskiy near the blue line - with the duo dropping the gloves and removing their masks as the crowd roared in approval. The actual scrap wasn't exactly a heavyweight bout - with Vasilevskiy eventually taking Swayman to the ice after both traded a few hooks."
Jeremy Swayman and Andrei Vasilevskiy engaged in a rare goalie fight at Raymond James Stadium before over 74,000 fans during the Stadium Series outdoor game. The altercation began after Brandon Hagel attempted to jam a puck into Swayman's pads, prompting Charlie McAvoy to knock Hagel down and Swayman to shove the forward. Swayman then skated out to meet Vasilevskiy; both removed masks and gloves and traded hooks before Vasilevskiy took Swayman to the ice. The fight led to five-minute major penalties and two-minute crease-leaving penalties for both netminders, and the Lightning rallied with three second-period power-play goals to narrow the score.
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