Sens, Flyers Brawl Again

It wasn't quite March 2004, but the Sens and Flyers had a nice line brawl to complete what went from a competitive game to a no-nonsense win for Philly on Thursday.

It all started with under eight minutes left in the third. Claude Giroux throttled Jesse Winchester with a hit and Chris Neil promptly came across the ice and jumped on top of Giroux. Winchester and Jeff Carter were the only pairing that resulted in a fight, with neither landing anything of note.

Minutes later, Giroux was asked to answer the bell by Nick Foligno and obliged. The two engaged in a spirited, even scrap. On the following faceoff, each team brought out the big guns and a battle ensued.

Jarkko Ruutu and Scott Hartnell exchanged words before dropping the gloves. They were joined by Neil and Jody Shelley in a back and forth tilt. Sean O'Donnell decided to go with Matt Carkner but went down to the ice rather easily.