Most people wouldn’t be happy to see a family member get in a fight, but the NHL is different.
Kings rookie Alex Laferriere made his NHL debut on Wednesday in Los Angeles, and while his team lost to the Avalanche, 5–2, the 2020 third-round pick still ended up on the highlight reel.
A scrum broke out in the second period after L.A.’s Pierre-Luc Dubois was whistled for tripping Fredrik Olofsson. While the officials were able to keep most of the players from losing their cool, Laferriere and Logan O’Connor’s scrap developed into a full-blown fight.