Watch: Rare goalie fight erupts in game between Sharks and Florida Panthers

USA NEWS January 19, 2026 2 minutes read

A scrum between the Sharks and Florida Panthers to the right of the San Jose net turned into a rare goalie fight, as Alex Nedeljkovic and Sergei Bobrovsky went toe-to-toe early in the third period in Sunrise, Fla.

Sharks defenseman Vincent Desharnais upended Panthers forward Mackie Samoskevich along the boards in the San Jose end. Evan Rodrigues then came in and leveled Desharnais with a hit from behind.

That caused a melee to the side of the Sharks’ net, with Nedeljkovic jumping to get a piece of Rodrigues. A few seconds later, Bobrovsky skated the length of the ice to get at Nedeljkovic.

Nedeljkovic’s mask came off first, and Bobrovsky’s was ripped off a bit later as the two goalies tried to land right hands. Nedeljkovic landed on top of Bobrovsky to end the fight.

Both Nedeljkovic and Bobrovsky were assessed five-minute fighting majors and two-minute minors for leaving the crease at the 6:00 mark of the third period, as the Sharks held a 3-1 lead.

It is believed to be the first goalie-on-goalie fight in Sharks history.

Nedeljkovic was having another strong game, stopping 28 of the first 29 shots he faced with 8:18 left in regulation time.