Brady Tkachuk and Jordan Staal Fight in Opening Seconds of NHL Playoffs

The 2026 Stanley Cup playoffs began with an immediate fight between Ottawa Senators captain Brady Tkachuk and Carolina Hurricanes captain Jordan Staal just three seconds into the opening faceoff, setting a physical tone for the postseason as both team leaders dropped their gloves and exchanged blows.

Full English Transcript of: Opening Faceoff Fight to Start the Playoffs Brady Tkachuk vs. Jordan Staal

record starting lineups will be brought to you by Infiniti. The 2026 Stanley Cup playoffs are underway as Brandon Bllandina drops the puck. Ottawa is the better. We have a fight on the opening face off. Kachchuck Stall exchanging blows and down we go. 3 seconds into the playoffs. Brady Kachchuck and Jordan Stall, the two captains, have set the tone. Well, that is one way to start the Stanley Cup playoffs off with a bang. Both captains dropping the gloves. You can see Kachchuck here. They're talking to each other right there. You want to go? Hey, let's do this. You know what

it's you got two captains here on these teams who are both integral parts of their team. So losing them early on to five minutes for fighting it's it's an equal loss but Jordan Stall got a good writing. He's not a fighter but he's a big mountain. Oh man is he big. It's like trying to fight a refrigerator. Fireworks started and it's captain on captain Jordan Stall. Brady Kachchuck as you mentioned Buchcci. Brady Kachchuck's always throwing his fists around at that's part of his the beauty of his game. Jordan Stall, that's not what he's usually. He's heavy, he's physical, but he has to accept that invitation. They both get five minutes and get

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