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It didn’t take long for NHL players to drop the gloves on the first night of the 2025-26 season.
The Colorado Avalanche and Los Angeles Kings got into a play with 1:34 left in the first period Tuesday night. Kings forward Warren Foegele took a huge hit from Avalanche defenseman Josh Manson near the benches. Foegele skated to his teammates.
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Colorado Avalanche players celebrate a goal by center Martin Necas (88) during the second period of an NHL hockey game against the Los Angeles Kings, Tuesday, Oct. 7, 2025, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Kyusung Gong)
Seconds later, Kings winger Jeff Malott stepped up and began fighting Manson. Malott may have been the perfect guy to challenge Manson since his brother, Mike, is a UFC fighter and trainer.
Malott and Manson fought for a few seconds before finally hitting the ice. Authorities broke up the fisticuffs shortly afterward.
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Los Angeles Kings left Warren Foegele (37) and Colorado Avalanche defenseman Cale Makar (8) battle along the boards during the second period at Crypto.com Arena on October 7, 2025. (Jayne Kamin-oncea / Imagn Images)
Los Angeles and Colorado were scoreless in the first period, but it was the Avalanche who took home the victory in the end. Martin Necas scored two goals and Nathan Mackinnon had two assists.
“I thought at the time [the] The last seven or eight minutes of the first period, by the time we got there, we started playing a little more assertive,” Avalanche head coach David Bednar told reporters after the game, via NHL.com.[We] continued this in the second half and improved. “
Jeff Malott #39 of the Los Angeles Kings skates against the Colorado Avalanche in the third period at Crypto.com Arena on October 7, 2025 in Los Angeles, California. (Ronald Martinez/Getty Images)
Kevin Fiala was the only scorer for the Kings.
