NEW YORK -- Two of the NHL's biggest heavyweights dropped the gloves for a knockout, drag-out, old-school hockey fight at center ice at Madison Square Garden on Thursday night. The bout also knocked one of the combatants out of the game.

Matt Rempe of the New York Rangers challenged Ryan Reaves of the San Jose Sharks to a fight after Reaves knocked Juuso Parssinen off his skates. Rempe likely also wanted to get his team going after falling behind by allowing a goal less than two minutes in.

After sizing each other up and grappling, Reaves' helmet fell off, and then he knocked off Rempe's with his next right. The two exchanged blows for more than 20 seconds, with the crowd buzzing.

Rempe got Reaves' jersey over his head and was striking at Reaves' head when linesmen Shandor Alph

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