Watch: Sharks, Golden Knights get heated in chippy preseason finale
This just in: the Vegas Golden Knights and San Jose Sharks don't like each other very much.
The bad blood between the Pacific Division rivals was on full display in the third period of Sunday's preseason finale, with the two sides engaging in numerous scrums.
Tensions rose when Sharks goalie Aaron Dell gave Mark Stone an elbow as the winger skated by.
Aaron Dell hit Mark Stone with a pretty gnarly elbow. pic.twitter.com/04QYjR3w7i
— Knights On Ice (@knightsonice) September 30, 2019
The play led to this scuffle:
Mark Stone and Aaron Dell get into and there's a melee on the ice. pic.twitter.com/qjgB2maXlV
— Knights On Ice (@knightsonice) September 30, 2019
We've got more action after the whistle. pic.twitter.com/8QnKWyniwd
— Knights On Ice (@knightsonice) September 30, 2019
Evander Kane was ejected shortly after for abusing an official after a mix-up with Deryk Engelland. As the official worked to separate the two players, Kane's stick made contact with the ref, whom he later shoved.
Evander Kane gets ejected in his last preseason game for "abuse of officials." pic.twitter.com/OAKcqPWf2I
— Brady Trettenero (@BradyTrett) September 30, 2019
Overall, Sunday's contest featured 114 penalty minutes.
Animosity may have carried over from last season's first-round playoff series, which was decided in seven games after an unfathomable Sharks comeback that featured four goals on a late, controversial power-play opportunity.
It won't be long before the Sharks and Golden Knights renew hostilities, as the two club's face off twice in the opening week of the regular season.