Goalie fight! Bruins, Lightning goaltenders brawl in Stadium Series
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Mike Brehm, USA TODAYFebruary 2, 2026 at 2:26 AM
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The first outdoor game in Tampa history had an added bonus: A goalie fight.
The Boston Bruins' Jeremy Swayman and the Tampa Bay Lightning's Andrei Vasilevskiy squared off in the second period with Boston up 5-2 and tensions high.
During the Lightning's second consecutive power play, a scrum broke out as Tampa Bay's Brandon Hagel slashed Boston's Charlie McAvoy. Swayman jumped into the fray, which led Vasilevskiy to start skating down the ice.
Swayman noticed and skated toward Vasilevskiy. Once the gloves and masks were off, the two threw a few punches at each other at center before the on-ice officials intervened.
WE'VE GOT A GOALIE FIGHT AT THE STADIUM SERIES GAME 💥 pic.twitter.com/Ji7GQrM6HU
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"Ten out of 10," Lightning defenseman Darren Raddysh said to ESPN about the fight.
Sunday's fight took place on the sixth anniversary of the Cam Talbot-Mike Smith fight in 2000. There had been no goalie fights until Jan. 19, 2026, when Florida's Sergei Bobrovsky and San Jose's Alex Nedelkovic squared off.
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