Ryan Reaves had himself a first period Tuesday night, getting the crowd inside the Xcel Energy Center riled up when he flexed his bicep after landing multiple big punches in a fight and later scoring the tying goal late in the period against the New York Islanders.
First, the fight, which came against a towering foe in New York big man Ross Johnson. Reaves and Johnson dropped gloves and outside of a couple of soft knuckles from Johnson Reaves was unscathed, while Johnson was on the wrong end of multiple right hands from the Minnesota Wild enforcer.
Reavo rocked him! 🥊#MNWILD | #NHL pic.twitter.com/7MPxZqatRb
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Reaves capped his terrific period with a goal at the 18-minute mark, tying the score 1-1 with his first goal in a Wild sweater. It was a thing of hand-eye coordinator beauty as he backhanded a puck out of midair and into the back of the net.
FIRST GOAL IN A #MNWILD SWEATER FOR RYAN REAVES! pic.twitter.com/a0IQjtEG9t
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Have a night @reavo7five 🥵#mnwild pic.twitter.com/HTO6PkhBOq
— Minnesota Wild (@mnwild) March 1, 2023
You know we had to hear from Reavo after that goal! @Gorgamatic21 caught up with Ryan Reaves after his first goal for the Wild. #MNWILD | #NHL pic.twitter.com/Sf5n4Dgmbv
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