It was, literally, Monahan’s only fight on his card — until Wednesday’s unexpected back-and-forth with Edmonton Oilers forward Ryan Nugent-Hopkins boiled over into full-blown fisticuffs. 44, Monahan casually gave a shot to Nugent-Hopkins while he was skating by Calgary’s bench. A whack turned into a shoving match which led to Monahan ripping off Nugent-Hopkins’ helmet. Meaning that Monahan watched the entire main event from the dressing room as his fight with Nugent-Hopkins turned into the undercard. And chances are, there won’t be a rematch between Nugent-Hopkins and Monahan when these teams square off again on Saturday at Scotiabank Saddledome (8 p.m., CBC, Sportsnet, Sportsnet 360, Sportsnet 1, Sportsnet 960 The Fan).

Source: National Post January 31, 2020 02:15 UTC