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Sometimes in an NHL fight, the person throwing the punches can feel it as much as the person receiving them.
That’s what happened when San Jose Sharks tough guy Ryan Reaves and the Philadelphia Flyers’ Garrett Wilson squared off less than two minutes into their game on Saturday, March 21.
After the two threw the requisite number of punches and were separated, Reaves showed his injured finger to the on-ice officials as he grimaced in pain.
Reaves pulled on his finger and went to the Sharks bench instead of immediately to the penalty box. A trainer appeared to try to get the forward’s dislocated finger back in place.
Reaves then skated to the penalty box to serve his five minutes, but went to the dressing room to get his finger examined.
He came out for one more shift, then didn’t play in the second or third periods, though he stayed on the bench.
“Reavo’s been doing that his entire career,” Sharks forward Barclay Goodrow told reporters after the game. “He’s a guy that brings it all, every night. Great friend.”
Sharks coach Ryan Warsofsky didn’t have an update on Reaves after the game.
The fight was Reaves’ fifth of the season, according to hockeyfights.com. He has hit double figures in fights in two NHL seasons, plus three in more seasons in the American Hockey League.
Wilson was making his second appearance since being called up after seven years in the AHL.
