In the second period of a 4-1 game between Boston and Florida in 2008, Milan Lucic slammed one of the Panthers into the boards. Nick Boynton, a former Bruin then playing with the Panthers, immediately charged over and challenged the towering forward.
The pair circled each other, gripping jerseys, before Lucic unleashed two overhand rights. Boynton stayed on his feet and replied with a combination of his own, but a series of left hooks from Lucic sent him to the penalty box with his face split open.
The scrap was in keeping with Boynton’s approach: pick fights with bigger guys.