"That fight was a hate crime": NHL fans react as Evander Kane drops the gloves vs. Nick Seeler in bizarre bout

NHL fans on social media reacted as Vancouver Canucks forward Evander Kane dropped the gloves with Philadelphia Flyers defenseman Nick Seeler in a bizarre bout during Tuesday’s game.

The altercation unfolded in the first period. Seeler landed a series of punches that connected perfectly on Kane. However, Kane was not able to land a single punch and was easily taken down by Seeler. Evander Kane and Nick Seeler were both issued a five-minute major for fighting.

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Here's how fans on X (formerly called Twitter) reacted to the bout. One tweeted:

"That fight was a hate crime."

Another chimed in:

"Did Evander Kane know he was fighting?"

Here are some of the other top reactions on X:

"Kane didn’t throw a single punch. His hand is fucked up and you’ll never change my mind," a third fan wrote. "Kane should be in the quiet room after that fight," one X user posted. "I did not predict Seeler beating five kinds of hell out of Kane in the first two minutes of the first, but I do NOT hate it," another posted. "Good lord Evander Kane that was embarrassing," another chimed in.

Evander Kane's Vancouver Canucks fall to the Philadelphia Flyers

On Tuesday, the Vancouver Canucks suffered a 6-3 defeat to the Philadelphia Flyers at Rogers Arena.

David Kampf opened the scoring for the Canucks after putting them ahead 1-0 at 3:45 of the first period. Noah Cates tied it 1-1 for the Flyers at 12:02. Carl Grundstrom increased the Flyers' lead to 2-1 at 3:40 of the second period.

Travis Konecny made it 3-1 for the Flyers before heading into the third period. Drew O'Connor cut the deficit to 3-2 for the Canucks just 1:08 into the third frame. Just 20 seconds later, Bobby Brink increased the lead to 4-2.

At 17:19, Owen Tippett made it 5-2 after scoring on an empty net for Philadelphia. Tom Willander cut the deficit to 5-3 for the Canucks before Christian Dvorak scored the winner for the visitors at 19:19.

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Edited by Abhishek Dilta