“Let the Goalies Fight”: NHL World Goes Crazy After Blues vs. Avalanche Game Takes a Violent Turn

Today’s NHL match between the Colorado Avalanche and the St. Louis Blues was enough to melt the ice rink. During the second period of the game, the score was 3–0, and a fight broke out between Blues goaltender Jordan Binnington and Avalanche forward Logan O’Connor. The fans went crazy in the comment section as fights like this typically divide the room.

The reason for the fight was that O’Connor tried to give the puck an extra tap after it was in the hands of Binnington. Binnington and Alexey Toropchenko confronted the Avalanche winger furiously. Both of the teams also gathered as the ice rink was about to turn into a boxing ring.

Fans were eager to see a fight between the NHL players

A fight between players is common in NHL when the pressure is on. St. Louis Blues were already losing by a three-goal lead and non of the players were having it.

A fan revealed the Blues’ goaltender’s secret weapon every game, saying, “‘Almost causing a fight’ is Binnington’s special move.”

This fan left a sarcastic comment about how Colorado Avalanche goaltender Alexandar Georgiev wanted to join the fight but was denied by the referees, saying, “Georgiev was just making sure the refs were ok.”

This fan also wanted to watch an escalated fight between the goaltenders and said, “let the goalies fight ffs its been so long.”

Another fan talked about the defenseman, Kurtis MacDermid who didn’t let O’Connor score and said, “Binnington grabbing MacDermid from behind like he’s gonna do something. Binny don’t want any of that smoke..”

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Here are some more comments about the fight.

“Faulk holdin onto MacDermid for dear life, so binner doesn’t suffer a season ender. What a teammate.”

“Surprisingly one of the hottest rivalries in the league right now.”

“The most binnington thing ever, “almost causes fight”. Guy is such an all bark no bite tool.”

“Georgie was on stand by. He was ready.”

The results of the heated match

The St. Louis Blues did try for a comeback and scored two goals at the end of the second period and the start of the third period. However, the dream of the Blues’ comeback was ended by Avalanche left winger Matt Nieto.

The match ended with a score of 4–2 and the win went in the favor of the Colorado Avalanche. With this win, the Avalanche start their winning streak again, while the Blues continue their four-game losing streak.

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What do you think of this heated NHL match? Let us know in the comment section.