Gillies lost grip and left himself wide open here.What's incredible about the force of this punch is that Nylund was leaning forward when the punch landed, but ended up on his back.All it took was one shot from the "Grim Reaper" to take out Simpson.Before Marty McSorley made a terrible mistake in an infamous cheap shot on Donald Brashear, he was known as Wayne Gretzky's bodyguard.This fight may have had nothing to do with The Great One, but it was a great shot by McSorely.No knockout on this list will be more widely appreciated by NHL fans than Kane's finish of Matt Cooke.Cooke has a well-deserved reputation for being a cheap player.
Alex Ovechkin fought and knocked out Hurricanes forward Andrei Svechnikov, 19, the youngest player in the NHL playoffs this season and who idolized the Capitals star growing up.
Please check the opt-in box to acknowledge that you would like to subscribe. No knockout on this list will be more widely appreciated by NHL fans than Kane's finish of Matt Cooke.
It's actually possible to notice the leg movement, and see his back skate drive into the ice.With a leg drive and a full swing haymaker connecting, it's no surprise how bad Tripp was hurt afterwards.Ray's second appearance in the countdown, he absolutely buckled Bonvie with a beautiful punch.Might be a bit hard to see this one, but Gillies landed a ferocious uppercut, causing some difficulty for Hospodar.Behn Wilson is one of hockey's greatest all-time fighters, but probably one of the least known.He was a man that should not be made angry. Then he landed another that put Baxter all the way down.Watch how far Aitken's arm is pulled back before the final blow.
... and signed long-term through their primes at fair salary cap hits.
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The fight ranks among the NHL's most devastating knockouts of all time.Here's a look at some of the most decisive fights in NHL history, all of which ended in one player being dropped and unable to continue as a result of a punch.These two had three fights during the 2009-2010 season which ended in one player getting dropped.Just two days after his fight with Carkner, Orr took on Jody Shelley, with opposite results.Ray was simply displaying the NHL's frustration with those hideous This was a great toe-to-toe fight before the final uppercut took out Webb.It's hard to see at first, but watch after Barr's helmet flies off.Murzyn of the Whalers uses two short head shots, one uppercut, then five straight rights.Finally, he goes to an uppercut, which stuns and floors Barr.Like the Ray-Webb fight two slides prior, this was a good toe-to-toe bout that ended when one man landed a better shot.McClelland stunned Baxter, dropping him to his knees.
How that guy is still in the NHL is a mystery, dude can't keep up.
Burakovsky scores late, Avalanche beat Coyotes 3-2 ... couple of goals and delivered the late knockout shot to take a commanding lead in the series. MacIntyre dropped Ivanans, who has not played since due to a concussion. A copy of the photographs signed by Knights forward Ryan Reaves that celebrated his hit on Tom Wilson had been put up for sale on eBay but was taken down Thursday afternoon.