Maple Leafs and Sabres engage in epic preseason brawl

Even the goalies got involved.

Sabres goaltender Ryan Miller and Maple Leafs goaltender Jonathan Bernier fight during the third period at the Air Canada Centre. (John E. Sokolowski-USA TODAY Sports)

In the third period of Sunday night’s preseason game between the Sabres and the Maple Leafs, a brawl broke out shortly after a fight took place between the Maple Leafs’ Jamie Devane and the Sabres’ Corey Tropp.

After both players were escorted to the box, Sabres big man John Scott, who is 6’8″, decided he wasn’t going to let it go. Before the next puck dropped, he went after Maple Leafs star Phil Kessel. Kessel then took his stick to Scott’s legs, and everyone dropped the gloves. It was chaos.

Multiple players went all in on the fight, including goalies Jonathan Bernier and Ryan Miller, who fought mid-ice after most of the other skirmishes had calmed down.

Toronto’s David Clarkson left the bench during the brawl, which should bring an automatic 10-game suspension, much like the one levied recently against the Coyotes’ Paul Bissonnette. Clarkson was the top free agent signing made by the Maple Leafs this summer.