{"id":20868,"date":"2025-10-24T05:37:16","date_gmt":"2025-10-24T05:37:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/20868\/"},"modified":"2025-10-24T05:37:16","modified_gmt":"2025-10-24T05:37:16","slug":"new-york-rangers-matt-rempe-fights-san-jose-sharks-ryan-reaves-5","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/20868\/","title":{"rendered":"New York Rangers’ Matt Rempe fights San Jose Sharks’ Ryan Reaves"},"content":{"rendered":"

The San Jose Sharks\u2019<\/a> 6-5 overtime win over the New York Rangers on Thursday began with a bang \u2014 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 two-goal 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.\u00a0Reaves\u2019 big but clean hit on Rangers forward Juuso Parssinen preceded the fight.<\/p>\n

\u201c(Rempe) asked me to go off the draw, and I said I was gonna go run somebody first, and it happened immediately,\u201d said Reaves, who added that Rempe came up to him during warmups while he was talking to Rangers star Artemi Panarin. \u201cHe said, \u2018You want one?\u2019 I said, \u2018Yeah, maybe.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n

Reaves, though, did more than just fight one of the biggest guys in the NHL. He also had four hits, blocked a shot in the third period, and showed why he\u2019s been a respected teammate throughout his 15-plus years in the league.<\/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

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After Macklin Celebrini completed his second career NHL hat trick late in the second period, Reaves, thinking there might not be many hats on the ice at MSG, dropped his helmet down so there would at least be something.<\/p>\n

Turns out a few hats made their way down to ice level, but the gesture, along with other things Reaves brought to the table, didn\u2019t go unnoticed. He also, for good measure, picked the Sharks\u2019 postgame win song from the Broadway musical \u201cThe Book of Mormon,\u201d which the team saw after it arrived in New York.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe\u2019s been awesome. I can\u2019t say enough good things about this man,\u201d Sharks coach Ryan Warsofsky said. \u201cHe brings energy to our room, he\u2019s a veteran guy, knows how we want to play with structure. I mean, he\u2019s yelling at guys on defensive zone coverage where to go.<\/p>\n

\u201cYeah, he fights and he stands up for teammates. He protects teammates. Gets a huge block. He\u2019s been awesome.\u201d<\/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