Livid Rangers goalie sparks benches-clearing fight with Red Wings after loss

A benches-clearing fight broke out between the Rangers and Red Wings after the final horn rung out on the Blueshirts’ 2-1 home loss Sunday night.

Detroit forward Mason Appleton shot the puck into the Rangers’ empty net after the game ended, and that didn’t appear to sit well with Rangers goalie Jonathan Quick, who stopped 40 of the Red Wings’ 42 shots in the defeat.

Quick went after Appleton in the Rangers’ end of the ice, and soon players from both teams rushed over as a larger skirmish began.

Rangers goalie Jonathan Quick is met by the Red Wings’ Dylan Larkin during a postgame fight on Nov. 16, 2025. MSG

Lucas Raymond scored the winner for Detroit with 3:47 remaining in the third period at MSG.

Mika Zibanejad tied the score with a power-play goal in the middle of the second period.

The Rangers and Red Wings fight after their game at MSG on Nov. 16, 2025. NHLI via Getty Images

The Rangers’ loss snapped a three-game winning streak. They’re now 1-7-1 at home this season.