SA Today reviews the 2012 2010 nfl playoffs would be the NHL's chippiest previously six years, with 724 penalty minutes known as with the first 19 games

Some would reason that Game 3 from the Penguins-Flyers series and Game 2 from the Rangers-Senators series was similar to much more of a circus-like atmosphere that you'd see in Slap Shot rather than an NHL playoff game.

Throughout Sunday's Pittsburgh-Philadelphia game, there have been 158 penalty minutes, including 72 within the first period. Stars for example Sidney Crosby and Claude Giroux fought against one another. Pittsburgh's Arron Asham required his stick and mix-checked Brayden Schenn within the throat after which adopted up having a punch to the rear of the mind as the Flyers' forward was lounging face lower around the ice. Later in the overall game, Pittsburgh's James Neal shipped a late hit on Sean Couturier and went mind-hunting on Giroux. Asham and Neal are in possession of disciplinary proceedings using the league.