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Brawl breaks out as Sharks, Golden Knights renew rivalry

Things got heated in the third period of the Vegas Golden Knights' matchup against the San Jose Sharks. (Photo by Brandon Magnus/NHLI via Getty Images)

One of the wildest moments in recent hockey memory was the unbelievable series of events that occurred in Game 7 of the Western Conference quarter-finals between the Vegas Golden Knights and the San Jose Sharks last spring.

Here’s a refresher in case you’ve forgotten.

One of the better scheduling decisions made by the NHL in 2019-20 pinned the two clubs against each other twice to start the season.

And after a relatively quiet first matchup, the second contest proved to be a much more spirited affair.

With less than six minutes remaining in Friday’s game, Marcus Sorensen shoved Golden Knights blueliner Nicolas Hague from behind. Hague took exception, and then all of a sudden everybody was involved in the mixup.

Hague, William Karlsson, Deryk Engelland, Joe Thornton and Barclay Goodrow were all awarded 10-minute misconducts because of the incident.

While all of the debris laid on the ice, Golden Knights goalie Marc-Andre Fleury thought it would be a good idea to hand some out to the fans - including this stick, which belonged to a Sharks player.

Vegas won the match 5-1, beating the Sharks in back-to-back games to open the season.

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