{"id":20457,"date":"2025-10-24T00:34:22","date_gmt":"2025-10-24T00:34:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/20457\/"},"modified":"2025-10-24T00:34:22","modified_gmt":"2025-10-24T00:34:22","slug":"new-york-rangers-matt-rempe-fights-san-jose-sharks-ryan-reaves-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/20457\/","title":{"rendered":"New York Rangers’ Matt Rempe fights San Jose Sharks’ Ryan Reaves"},"content":{"rendered":"

The San Jose Sharks\u2019 game<\/a> against the New York Rangers on Thursday began with a bang in more ways than one.<\/p>\n

Adam Gaudette and Macklin Celebrini both scored early first-period goals at Madison Square Garden, with Celebrini\u2019s goal at the 6:17 mark giving the Sharks a 2-0 lead. Just before Celebrini\u2019s goal, Sharks winger Ryan Reaves and Rangers forward Matt Rempe renewed acquaintances<\/a> in a marquee fight between two of the NHL\u2019s true heavyweights.<\/p>\n

Reaves, listed at 6-foot-2 and 225 pounds, landed at least two big right hands while Rempe, at 6-foot-9 and 261 pounds, used his longer reach to connect with a few left hands. Rempe ended the right with a few short rights from close range after he and Reaves came together.<\/p>\n

Reaves came out of the fight unscathed, but Rempe had to retreat to the Rangers\u2019 dressing room, and he did not come out for the start of the second period.<\/p>\n

Rangers winger Taylor Raddysh scored his second of the season at the 14:19 mark of the first period, as his shot toward the net from long range appeared to glance off Sharks defenseman Vincent Desharnais before it got past goalie Alex Nedeljkovic, cutting San Jose\u2019s lead to 2-1.<\/p>\n

Celebrini got that goal back, scoring his second of the game with 8.1 seconds left before intermission off assists from Will Smith and William Eklund to give the Sharks a 3-1 lead in what was their best period of the season. The Sharks entered Thursday with a 0-4-2 record, as they remained the NHL\u2019s last winless team.<\/p>\n

WE GOT A CENTER ICE TILT BETWEEN REMPE AND REAVES \ud83c\udf7f pic.twitter.com\/KMZQkZjF3j<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 B\/R Open Ice (@BR_OpenIce) October 23, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n

Gaudette\u2019s goal just 1:58 into the first period came off a pretty passing sequence, with Collin Graf and Michael Misa collecting assists on a play that began below the Rangers\u2019 goal line.<\/p>\n

The Sharks lost defenseman Nick Leddy to an upper-body injury in the first period. Leddy was injured by a hit from Rangers forward Will Cuylle behind the Sharks\u2019 net at the 3:12 mark and was ruled out before the start of the second period.<\/p>\n

Reaves and Rempe are no strangers to one another. \u00a0The two also fought on March 2, 2024, when Reaves was with the Toronto Maple Leafs.<\/p>\n

The fight was Reaves\u2019 second this season and Rempe\u2019s first. Reaves also fought Anaheim\u2019s Ross Johnston<\/a> on Oct. 11.<\/p>\n

Originally Published: October 23, 2025 at 4:52 PM PDT<\/p>\n