Things got chippy late in the first period Saturday night in Montreal. Lightning captain Steven Stamkos took exception to a near knee-to-knee collisioninitiated byCanadiens defenseman Karl Alzner on the league's leading scorer, Nikita Kucherov. Onyeka Okongwu Jersey Stamkosrushed over to dropthe gloves with Alzner, marking his first fight since March 2015 and the third of the goalscorer's 10-yearcareer. Unsurprisingly, it wasn't much of a joust. The infamous Ice Dance: Kenny Schafer (@Mrkennyschafer) Stamkos was punished for sticking up for his teammate,receivingan instigator minor and a 10-minute misconduct in addition to the typicalfive minutesfor fighting. A few minutes later, Brendan Gallagher and Victor Hedman were trading punches after Gallagher appeared to check the Lightning defenseman behind the play. Gallagher and Hedman don't like each other... Jared Book (@jaredbook) Both playerswere sent to the box with matching roughing minors. Kucherov remained in the game after the initial hitand got his revenge on the scoreboard, firing home his 33rd goal of the season to give Tampa Bay the lead in the second period. De'Andre Hunter Jersey