WATCH: Corey Perry, Joel Farabee drop the gloves in heated third period Oilers-Flyers game

By Abhishek Dilta

Modified Oct 16, 2024 08:36 GMT

Tensions flared during Tuesday's game when the Oilers' Corey Perry and the Flyers' Joel Farabee dropped the gloves in the third period.

Both players attempted to land solid punches but failed to connect. One notable moment saw Perry launch an uppercut that narrowly Farabee by a mere inches.

Watch the video of their fight here:

The altercation came shortly after another brawl between Sean Couturier and Troy Stecher, which was triggered by a collision involving Stuart Skinner behind the goal.

Corey Perry and Joel Farabee each received five-minute major penalties for engaging in a fight against each other. Additionally, Troy Stecher and Sean Couturier were also hit with five-minute major penalties for their fight.

Corey Perry's Oilers win first game of the season

The Edmonton Oilers finally returned to winning ways after beating the Philadelphia Flyers 4-3 in overtime on Tuesday.

Leon Draisaitl scored the winner and his second goal 56 seconds into overtime after Connor McDavid was denied by Flyers' goalie Samuel Ersson on the breakaway.

After the game, Draisaitl said (via NHL.com):

"It was a nice backcheck by [McDavid] and a nice save by Stuart (Skinner). It was a nice pass by Connor and I was fortunate to put that in," Draisaitl said. "We are obviously scratching for some points here early on. "Any point we can get is big, and it was nice to come back and win the game."

Corey Perry and the Oilers travel to Bridgestone Arena to face the Nashville Predators on Thursday. The puck for the game is scheduled to drop at 8 p.m. ET.