The NHL has more than its share of fighting, but in the playoffs it becomes a rare occasion.
This could be due to the fact that the real scrappers and goons don't get ice time during the playoffs, or simply that spending five minutes in the box and the possibility of an instigator or an injury is simply too costly to the team.
Regardless of the reasons, playoff fights don't happen everyday; but when they do, they're some of the most entertaining fights in the game. During the playoffs we rarely see players drop the mitts simply to get the players and fans into the game; they do it when they're truly angry or frustrated, or taking exception on a previous hit.
The following is a list of some of the best and nastiest fights in playoff history.
Due to the lack of video evidence as we go further back, many of these fights are in the new millennium, but if there are any that you feel have been missed please feel free to post a link.
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