Watch: Kuemper, Tkachuk face off in heated brawl
If there wasn't any bad blood between the Arizona Coyotes and Calgary Flames, there certainly is now.
Tempers flared between the two sides after Flames forward Johnny Gaudreau cross-checked Coyotes defenseman Jason Demers in the dying seconds of the second period Saturday.
After Calgary's Matthew Tkachuk followed up with a nudge to the fallen Demers, Arizona netminder Darcy Kuemper took exception, throwing Tkachuk to the ice. Kuemper's response prompted Flames goaltender David Rittich to join the action as a full-on melee ensued.
You could say things got heated at the end of the second period. pic.twitter.com/cC5GZZ4rE2
— Arizona Coyotes (@ArizonaCoyotes) November 16, 2019
No players were injured nor ejected following the brawl.
Gaudreau was assessed a two-minute minor for cross-checking, while Kuemper and Tkachuk were each handed a double minor for roughing. Demers also picked up a roughing minor, while Rittich was slapped with a two-minute penalty for leaving his crease.
Kuemper made 37 stops for his second shutout of the season as the Coyotes blanked the Flames 3-0.