Looking ahead to Saturday's game, it was expected that the Carolina Hurricanes could have a tough matchup against the Tampa Bay Lightning, who lead the league in penalty minutes. However, what may not have been on many people's bingo card was Seth Jarvis recording the first NHL fight of his career.
It happened the same night that his mother, Tracy Jarvis, read out the starting lineup in the dressing room for the Hurricanes' biennial mothers' visit.
Before the gloves hit the cold hard ice, Sebastian Aho was first on him after checking Zemgus Girgensons on the bench-side of the ice in the neutral zone. Although the hit was clean, it was not one that Hurricane liked – especially his classmate Jarvis. Without any delay, Jarvis grabbed Girgenson and took off the gloves. The fight lasted only eight seconds, and his opponent had the upper hand – with nine fights in his own NHL career – but the fire to get it done spoke volumes for the Hurricanes right wing.
"It wasn't a bad hit," Jarvis said during the first intermission interview. “But I felt it was something I didn't like.
"Whenever I see one of my teammates – one of my family – I take advantage of that. I thought there's no better time than trying to fight with my mom in the stands... It's definitely not something I'm used to, but it's something I'm willing to do for my teammates."
WATCH: Seth Jarvis defends Sebastian Aho, drops gloves with Zemgus Girgensons
