Tonight an epic scene developed after a dirty hit on a Winnipeg Jets star. The hit led to a massive fight between the two teams.
Dirty Hit Leads To A Brawl Between Jets And Wild
The Minnesota Wild and Winnipeg Jets showed tonight there is no love lost between the two rivals. Late in the first period of their matchup Winnipeg Jets star forward Mark Scheifele took a dirty hit from Minnesota Wild defenseman Jake Middleton.
With Scheifele down in the corner Jets defenseman Logan Stanley came to the aid of his teammate challenging Middleton to a fight. The two defensemen would go at it with Stanley getting the better shots in despite losing his helmet early in the fight.
After a rough hit on Scheifele in the corner, Jake Middleton chucks some knucks with Logan Stanley
The Jets have taken the momentum from the fight and used it to propel them to a 2-0 lead. The even bigger news for the Jets is that Scheifele appears to be okay and continued on in the game.
