Tanner Jeannot found himself in a lengthy heavyweight battle on Sunday night in the first period of the Bruins ’ game against the Blue Jackets. Seven seconds later, Mark Kastelic also dropped the gloves .
Jeannott squared with Blue Jackets defenseman Erik Gudbranson — who has three inches on Jeannott — off the faceoff with 2:25 left in the second. Each player landed some big punches, with Jeannott landing both rights and lefts.
Each player received a five-minute major for fighting and went down the tunnel early.
-
You can watch the fight here
Seven seconds later, Kastelic exchanged pleasantries with Mathieu Olivier.
It didn’t last as long as Jeannott and Gudbranson’s fight, but the two each landed some big blows before they were separated by the officials.
-
You can watch the fight here
It marked Kastelic’s second fight in as many games. The forward took on 6-foot-6 Michael McCarron.
The fights came after a sloppy start for the Bruins, who were down 2-0 when the gloves dropped.
Whatever momentum it could have brought to Boston was quickly diminished when David Pastrnak was whistled for tripping, which led to a Blue Jackets goal to make it 3-0 2ith 27.9 seconds left in the first period.
More Bruins content
Read the original article on MassLive . Add MassLive as a Preferred Source by clicking here .

