Leafs-Isles Heavyweight Double Dip

Last night's Toronto Maple Leafs – New York Islanders game featured two of the toughest lineups possible from any two teams in the NHL. The heavyweight battles that occurred certainly didn't disappoint the fight fans eager to see the fisticuffs, with one of the battles vaulting straight to fight of the year candidacy. 

About midway through the first, with the Leafs up 2-0, Matt Carkner and Frazer McLaren met up behind the play and had a solid bout. Carkner was throwing with the left, and McLaren was lobbing massive right hands. After some exchanged bombs, Carkner's jersey comes up, and the two hit the ice.

On the ensuing faceoff, Eric Boulton and Colton Orr decide to one-up their teammates and have an all-out war. The action started fast and furious with both players exchanging huge right hands. After a brief lull to adjust, they got right back to landing right-handed haymakers flush on the other. At one point Orr lands well enough to send Boulton's helmet flying and Boulton just keeps going, landing his own right hand snapping Orr's head back.

Both players made gestures to the standing crowd, and each other, for the slugfest.

The Islanders would roar back in the first with three goals after the fights, adding two more before the Leafs added a late 5 on 3 goal to finish up the scoring 5-3, in favor of the Isles.