Arber Xhekaj fights Ryan Reaves

clip from Montreal Canadiens vs Toronto Maple Leafs on Oct. 11th, 2023

Penalty Summary:

Ryan Reaves - Fighting Major - 5 minutes
Arber Xhekaj - Fighting Major - 5 minutes
Arber Xhekaj - Instigator - Misconduct (10 minutes)
Arber Xhekaj - Instigator - 2 minutes - Served by Brendan Gallagher

[AmisAngelstreams]

That is a Star Wars Sith Lord kind of name. No wonder Reaves lost.

[smcote]

Love this kid, tough as nails and he can actually play.

[edumnod]

Xhekaj went after Reaves. The kid is something else

[williampilling]

Nice to see bigger guys like Xhekaj sticking up for teammates and hold his own against a known league vet who can throw them like Reaves.

[dave]

After a long summer of no hockey, a hockey fight warms the heart :)

[Joseph-ljbb]

Love the fact there is still hockeys players like xhekaj in the game. Such a old school player. Is it too early to say hes the league heavyweight champ ?

[shoKz]

bro xhekaj is only 22 years old 😭😭 this guy is a goat

[Crazygamer_]

As a Leafs fan, I have nothing but respect for Xhekaj. He's tough as nails, plays physical, is a solid defender, and can throw bombs. In a game that is declining (imo) I really enjoy tuning in to watch him play. Sucks that players like him are becoming extinct

[JustHach]

Xhekaj is going to be an absolute menace in this league for years to come.

[Gergentine]

Leafs fan here, Xhekaj is a beast, not only can he fight and hit, the dude has a solid game as well, yall got a good one. I feel Reinbacher is gunna be solid for you guys too!

[rodbelding]

Xhekaj is officially awesome. He said he wasn't scared at all of Reaves and he backed up his talk and went right at him, and he actually manhandled him too.

[dennisjex]

Lots of heart. Willing to learn. Will do anything to help team. Humble. Plays clean. Everyteam needs this guy

[magicmike]

Well. There it is.

A new era of justice. And it is named Xhekaj. Brutal force.

[mikefearn]

That's a great teammate.Went right after Reaves as soon as Reaves started throwing his weight around....

[MayorRobFord]

Reaves really trying to hype the crowd after been manhandled lmao ?

[nimnim]

The look he gives them after dropping them is deadly

[ygdgxmg]

After the game, Reaves claimed that Xhekaj 'jumped' him. Reaves knows exactly why he got 'jumped.' It was because he hit Kaiden Guhle from behind.

[caster]

Cut the fanatic opinions, from either side. Reeves is an experienced, feared and respected fighter. The fact is this young guy went for him and was able to handle Reeves. That in itself commands respect. For now, those are the facts. And we can be quite sure they will cross paths again...

[modecharlie]

Ryan looks proud of himself for some reason.

[mtlhabsss]

This is why it’s so important for the ch to have WiFi on theyre roster night after night. After this “ fight “ Reeves was pretty quiet during the night