Lightning, Bruins goalies fight during Stadium Series matchup

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The Tampa Bay Lightning and Boston Bruins started the month of February with a goalie fight during their Stadium Series matchup at the home of the NFL’s Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

In the second period, with the Lightning down three goals, Bruins goaltender Jeremy Swayman challenged Lightning star Andrei Vasilevskiy as both teams were breaking out into a scrum anyway. Both players threw down their gloves and their helmets and the bell rang.

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Boston Bruins goaltender Jeremy Swayman (1) and Tampa Bay Lightning goaltender Andrei Vasilevskiy (88) land punches during a goalie fight in the second period during the Winter Classic Stadium Series game between the Boston Bruins and the Tampa Bay Lightning on Sunday, Feb. 1, 2026 at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Florida. (Peter Joneleit/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)

Vasilevskiy got ahold of Swayman and threw a couple of shots with his left. Swayman went down to one knee and the referees broke up the skirmish.

The Lightning credited the goalie fight with helping them get back into the game as they came back to win 6-5 despite being down 5-2 when the fight occurred.

"He was throwing lefts. I was like, 'Oh my God.' I didn't want to be the other guy," Tampa Bay’s Nikita Kucherov told reporters, via ESPN. "I was so happy. I was so fired up. I think the bench felt it. Everyone in the building felt it. Ever since that fight, the game was turned. Vasy had to do it, I guess. He had to wake us up."

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Tampa Bay Lightning goaltender Andrei Vasilevskiy (88) hugs Boston Bruins right wing