Referees stepped in before an actual fight took place, and Swayman's teammates were not enthusiastic about their goalie fighting.

Unlike the other major North American sports leagues (MLB, NBA, and the NFL), the NHL has codified fighting into its game. Five-minute majors for fighting and two-minute minors for instigating are right there in the rulebook and have been for a long time.

Officials prevented Darcy Kuemper and Jeremy Swayman from actually coming to blows late in the second period of the Kings’ win over the Bruins.