WATCH: Kastelic trades punches with Bortuzzo in entertaining bouts originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston
BOSTON – It seems that Boston Bruins forward Mark Kastelic and Utah Hockey Club defenseman Robert Bortuzzo are not the best of friends.
They battled twice in 40 minutes in Thursday night’s game at TD Garden.
The first fight came in the opening period after Kastelic threw a few hits in his inning. Bortuzzo jumped the boards and immediately called center B.
Round 2 between these two players was much more entertaining.
Kastelic got the best of Bortuzzo in the second period, landing several punches as both fell to the ice.
The last time there were two games featuring the same two players in the same game was in March 2022, according to Sportsnet.
Mark Kastelic vs Robert Bortuzzo
First NHL game to feature 2 games of the same Warriors since Givani Smith (Red Wings) and Zack MacEwen (Flyers March 22, 2022 pic.twitter.com/iaHKDNmC1R
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Utah entered this game with 10 big games and tied with the New Jersey Devils for the league lead. In fact, the Bruins and Utah are No. 1 and No. 2 in penalty minutes.
The Bruins went into the second intermission with a 1-0 lead.