Canadian fans let boos reign down at the Bell Centre in Montreal ahead of the highly-anticipated USA-Canada matchup in the 4 Nations. before three fights broke out in quick succession

It only took two seconds for Matthew Tkachuk and Brandon Hagel to come to blows, with two more fights soon following.

Three fights would break out in the opening 9 seconds of the game with tensions boiling over from the opening face-off. It would be Matthew Tkachuk and Brandon Hagel who would get things started after some words were exchanged prior to the puck even being dropped, resulting in both men immediately dropping the gloves.