During the final minute of the Toronto Maple Leafs and Buffalo Sabres game, Sabres defenseman Rasmus Dahlin slammed T.J. Brodie into the boards.
Dahlin's hit sparked a massive scrum which included all 10 players, making them drop their gloves and break off into 1v1 fights near the Leafs goal.
The players involved in the melee were Leafs' Mark Giordano, Tyler Bertuzzi, Matthews, T.J. Brodie and Bobby McMann.
Sabres players on the ice were Rasmus Dahlin, Jordan Greenway, Alex Tuch, JJ Peterka, Owen Power and Tage Thompson.
Bertuzzi and Dahlin broke off from the main melee and were tugging each others' jerseys. After things cooled down a bit, Bertuzzi shoved Dahlin away which sparked yet another altercation between both teams.
As Dahlin was being directed away from the scrum and towards the Sabres penalty box, multiple 1v1 fights broke out once again. Bertuzzi was going at it with Thompson, Alex Tuch took on Bobby McMann, Auston Matthews got entagled with JJ Peterka and Owen Power and T.J. Brodie were tussling near the Leafs goal.
After review, the referee handed out game misconducts to all 10 players on the ice and Rasmus Dahlin was handed an additional two-minute minor for boarding Brodie.
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Toronto Maple Leafs shutout Buffalo Sabres in fourth meeting
Last night was the two teams' final regular season meeting. The Sabres had gotten the better of the Leafs in the first two matchups with 6-4 and 9-3 wins.
Maple Leafs came crawling back into the series with a 2-1 in March and last night's 3-0 win to tie the series at 2-2.
John Tavares opened the scoring for the Toronto Maple Leafs with his 24th goal of the campaign with an assist from William Nylander. Nic Robertson chipped in during the second period from a Matthew Knies pass, to make it 2-0 for the Leafs.
Auston Matthews scored the Leafs' third of the game and his 60th goal of the regular season. He became just the ninth player in league history to have multiple 60-point season.
The Sabres are almost but confirmed to be eliminated from playoff contention. They're currently seventh in the Eastern wild card race. Whereas, the Toronto Maple Leafs are currently third in the Atlantic Division and are close to confirm their playoff berth.
