The Detroit Red Wings had a dust-up with an Original Six rival on Sunday night, as their melee with the New York Rangers provided artistic entertainment for fans and critics alike.

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As the final buzzer went at Madison Square Garden on Sunday, with the Red Wings hanging on for a 2-1 victory, Detroit forward Mason Appleton fired the puck into the Rangers’ empty net, a no-no in hockey’s unwritten rulebook.

Appleton had to quickly answer the bell, as Rangers goaltender Jonathan Quick, who had been pulled for the extra attacker, dared back onto the ice, and went after the aforementioned veteran forward. With the game over, both benches cleared to come to their respective teammates’ aid, bringing a sense of old-time hockey not seen in quite so

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