It's not super uncommon to see the penalty box get a bit crowded when there's a melee involving multiple players on both teams during a hockey game.

That sparked off a team-wide brawl, and although no one dropped the gloves, players from both teams were getting after one another. When the referees were finally able to settle things down after more than a minute,

Things were relatively quiet beetween the Washington Capitals and Seattle Kraken through the first two periods of play on Sunday afternoon. Then, tensions boiled over and things got heated — fast.