A goalie fight broke out with 14 minutes left in a game Monday night between the Florida Panthers and San Jose Sharks that had gotten increasingly chippy with post-whistle pushing and shoving.Florida’s Sergei Bobrovsky beelined from his crease to even things up after San Jose’s Alex Nedeljkovic got involved in a scrum in the corner.The latest: Sports coverage from WPBF 25 NewsPanthers fans chanted, “Bobby! Bobby!” after the two netminders were done tussling. Cheers followed when Bobrovsky returned from a brief trip to the locker room.Bobrovsky and Nedeljkovic each got a 5-minute major penalty for fighting and an additional 2-minute penalty for leaving the crease to take part in an altercation. They stayed in the game.The goalie nicknamed “Bob” has backstopped the NHL’s southernmost team to consecutive Stanley Cup championships.San Jose won the game 4-1.Get the latest sports updates with the WPBF 25 News app. You can download it here.
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A goalie fight broke out with 14 minutes left in a game Monday night between the Florida Panthers and San Jose Sharks that had gotten increasingly chippy with post-whistle pushing and shoving.
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SUNRISE, FLORIDA – JANUARY 19: Alex Nedeljkovic #33 of thea San Jose Sharks and Sergei Bobrovsky #72 of the Florida Panthers fight during the third period at Amerant Bank Arena on January 19, 2026 in Sunrise, Florida. (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)
Florida’s Sergei Bobrovsky beelined from his crease to even things up after San Jose’s Alex Nedeljkovic got involved in a scrum in the corner.
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SUNRISE, FLORIDA – JANUARY 19: Alex Nedeljkovic #33 of thea San Jose Sharks and Sergei Bobrovsky #72 of the Florida Panthers fight during the third period at Amerant Bank Arena on January 19, 2026 in Sunrise, Florida. (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)
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SUNRISE, FLORIDA – JANUARY 19: Goaltender Sergei Bobrovsky #72 of the Florida Panthers fights with Goaltender Alex Nedeljkovic #33 of the San Jose Sharks at the Amerant Bank Arena on January 19, 2026 in Sunrise, Florida. (Photo by Eliot J. Schechter/NHLI via Getty Images)
Panthers fans chanted, “Bobby! Bobby!” after the two netminders were done tussling. Cheers followed when Bobrovsky returned from a brief trip to the locker room.
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SUNRISE, FLORIDA – JANUARY 19: Goaltender Sergei Bobrovsky #72 of the Florida Panthers fights with Goaltender Alex Nedeljkovic #33 of the San Jose Sharks at the Amerant Bank Arena on January 19, 2026 in Sunrise, Florida. (Photo by Eliot J. Schechter/NHLI via Getty Images)
Bobrovsky and Nedeljkovic each got a 5-minute major penalty for fighting and an additional 2-minute penalty for leaving the crease to take part in an altercation. They stayed in the game.
Getty ImagesEliot J. Schechter
SUNRISE, FLORIDA – JANUARY 19: Goaltender Sergei Bobrovsky #72 of the Florida Panthers fights with Goaltender Alex Nedeljkovic #33 of the San Jose Sharks at the Amerant Bank Arena on January 19, 2026 in Sunrise, Florida. (Photo by Eliot J. Schechter/NHLI via Getty Images)
The goalie nicknamed “Bob” has backstopped the NHL’s southernmost team to consecutive Stanley Cup championships.
San Jose won the game 4-1.
Get the latest sports updates with the WPBF 25 News app. You can download it here.