Brandon Bollig fights Ryan Reaves. AP Photo/Tom Gannam

Multi-Fight Games Making a Comeback

Fighting numbers are down moderately all-around, but the biggest statistical drop is in the amount of games with more than one bout. We're currently on pace to finish with less than 100 for the first time in five years. 

With that said, we've had eight multi-fight games in the past week, and with the playoff race in the final stretch, divisional and conference rivals are seeing each other a little more than they would like to.

Tuesday night featured three of the aforementioned contests, all with a pair of bouts. The evening's most prominent matchups involved the heavyweights. Shawn Thornton tussled with Jay Rosehill in the middle of B's-Leafs to break a tie for the top spot on the fighting major leaderboard. 

Elsewhere, John Scott continued to avoid defeat in a solid tilt with Cam Janssen during Rangers-Devils and USHL product Brandon Bollig danced with Ryan Reaves at the start of Hawks-Blues.

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Warren Peters vs Erik Johnson Mar 6, 2012
Kyle Brodziak vs Jamie McGinn Mar 6, 2012
Colin Greening vs Keith Aulie Mar 6, 2012
Brandon Bollig vs Ryan Reaves Mar 6, 2012
Dennis Seidenberg vs Colby Armstrong Mar 6, 2012
Shawn Thornton vs Jay Rosehill Mar 6, 2012
John Scott vs Cam Janssen Mar 6, 2012
Brandon Dubinsky vs Ryan Carter Mar 6, 2012
Taylor Pyatt vs Derek Dorsett Mar 6, 2012
Scott Hartnell vs Troy Brouwer Mar 4, 2012
Steve Ott vs Curtis Glencross Mar 4, 2012
Andrew Shaw vs Brendan Smith Mar 4, 2012
Gregory Campbell vs Stu Bickel Mar 4, 2012
Milan Lucic vs Brandon Prust Mar 4, 2012
Lane MacDermid vs Michael Rupp Mar 4, 2012
Cody McCormick vs Barret Jackman Mar 7, 2006
Cam Janssen vs John Erskine Mar 7, 2006