A line brawl sparked the start of the NHL-best New York Rangers' home game against the rival New Jersey Devils on Wednesday, with 10 skaters fighting and eight of them ejected.Rempe, ejected in all three of his appearances against the Devils, squared off with MacDermid while Bahl faced Goodrow, Marino paired off against Miller and Tierney took on Trouba.
Former NHL winger Chris Simon died on Tuesday night, with his family blaming his death on chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE)
The ‘enforcer’ role had looked like it was slowly being eliminated from professional hockey. Then a hulking New York Rangers rookie emerged