Battle of the agitators, Avery vs Tucker

I bet a lot of people wanted to see this fight go down and it did last night. I'm talking about Sean Avery vs Darcy Tucker of course, probably the two biggest agitators in the game today. They lined up against each other on a faceoff and they talked. After the puck was dropped, Tucker dropped his gloves but Avery turned his back to Tucker. Tucker goes at Avery, Avery turns around and finally drops the gloves. They then have a good fight with both guys landing some punches. It looked though that Tucker landed more and I would give him the decision. I don't like either of these guys but they know how to do their job. Watch the YouTube video of their fight below.

Darcy Tucker vs Sean Avery

In the Oilers-Blackhawks game Zack Stortini and Martin Lapointe had another fight, but this one wasn't a hugfest as their previous fight was. Off a faceoff Lapointe skated right over to Stortini and dropped the gloves. Stortini then dropped the gloves and Lapointe started throwing some big punches at Stortini. It was all Lapointe in the beginning but Stortini came back at the end. I would give Lapointe the win in this fight as he looked to land more punches.

Catching up on hockey fights earlier this week

Time to catch up on the hockey fights that happened earlier this week. On Sunday there were two hockey fights. In the Blackhawks-Rangers game Martin Lapointe put a pounding on Ryan Hollweg. Decision to Lapointe in that fight. In the Sharks-Stars game, Kyle McLaren layed out Hagman with a good hard check. A little later Stars' tough guy Krys Barch challenged McLaren and they went at it. McLaren looked to get the better slightly in that one. I would give a slight edge to McLaren in that fight.

On Monday there was only one hockey fight but it was a spirited one. In the Bruins-Flyers game, Paul Mara and Mike Richards got into a scrum. Then later in the game, off a faceoff after a Bruins' goal, they throw down the gloves and go at it. They both exchanged some good punches. I would give Mara the edge, maybe call this a draw. Either way it was a good fight between two guys who don't fight that much, although this was Richards second fight in as many games. Watch the Mara-Richards fight below.

Paul Mara vs Mike Richards

Colton Orr provides punch for Rangers and more

Last night one of my favorite tough guys had a good game. New York Rangers' Colton Orr scored a goal, the first in his career and also got into a fight in the game against Tampa Bay Lightning' Andre Roy. Colton Orr won this fight and is now 2-0 against Roy in his career. When Orr was with the Boston Bruins he fought Roy, who was with the Pittsburgh Penguins, and literally broke his face. On Saturday I'm hoping for a Orr vs Brashear matchup.

Also in the Lightning-Rangers game there was a short uneventful fight with Ryan Craig and Ryan Hollweg going at it. I would give it a draw. In the Blackhawks-Oilers game Martin Lapointe and Zack Stortini got into a fight but they held each other close and traded noogie shots before Lapointe threw Stortini down to the ice. I would give that fight a draw.