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Brad Marchand and Shayne Gostisbehere Dropped Gloves in Panthers’ Rout of Hurricanes

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Mike Kadlick

Marchand and Gostisbehere go after it.
Marchand and Gostisbehere go after it. / Screenshot via TNT.
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Tensions were high on Tuesday night in Raleigh as the Carolina Hurricanes and Florida Panthers faced off in Game 1 of the 2025 Eastern Conference finals.

Just minutes after Canes winger Andrei Svechnikov seemed to get away with a knee to the head of Panthers goalie Sergei Bobrovsky, his teammate Shayne Gostisbehere found himself in a gloves-dropping fight with Florida's new instigator Brad Marchand.

Marchand, to no surprise, originally went after Gostisbehere—who retaliated by firing the puck at him. All bets were off at that point, as the long-time Bruin began immediately throwing haymakers at the Carolina defenseman.

Here's a look at the bout:

Marchand and the Panthers ultimately got the last laugh, winning the contest 5-2 and taking a 1-0 series lead in the Eastern Conference finals.

Game 2 is scheduled for Thursday night at 8:00 p.m. from Raleigh's Lenovo Center. Only time will tell if tempers die down by then.

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MIKE KADLICK

Mike Kadlick is a contributor to the Breaking and Trending News team at Sports Illustrated. Before joining SI in November 2024, he covered the New England Patriots for WEEI sports radio in Boston and continues to do so for CLNS Media. He has a master's in public relations from Boston University. Kadlick is also an avid runner and a proud lover of all things pizza.

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