NHL fans were so upset officials stopped a goalie fight between John Gibson and Petr Mrazek

We came THIS CLOSE to a GOALIE FIGHT!!

We almost got the rarest of rarities in an NHL game on Tuesday: a goalie fight.

With Chicago Blackhawks players going toe to toe behind the net in the third period of their game, Hawks goalie Petr Mrazek stepped in to join in the fisticuffs … which meant Ducks netminder John Gibson had to do his duty and skate the length of the ice to get involved.

But as Gibson came in to get his hands on Mrazek, officials made him let go and prevented the bout from happening.

Naturally, NHL fans wanted to let them go and complained about it:

WE GOT A FULL ON BRAWL IN CHICAGO

MRAZEK AND GIBSON! THE GOALIES ARE IN THE MIX pic.twitter.com/u3wiAORRgl

— B/R Open Ice (@BR_OpenIce) March 13, 2024

LET THEM FIGHT https://t.co/egNAgAQlfO

— Tony X (@soIoucity) March 13, 2024

If you stand in the way of a goalie fight you are a narc pic.twitter.com/CpkswZpxCl

— Pete Blackburn (@PeteBlackburn) March 13, 2024

there’s a special place in hell for officials who get in the way of a goalie fight https://t.co/lFpRoDOfnG

— Dimitri Filipovic (@DimFilipovic) March 13, 2024

Loser mentality for the referee to rob us of a goalie fight pic.twitter.com/Qvw7v5bB45

— Michael (@mic_mazz) March 13, 2024

It’s seriously like there’s a directive from above that goalie fights are a no because of only have one backup or something. Just let them go if they want to go https://t.co/7pw58FI8jM

— Tyler McGillick (@TylerRichard93) March 13, 2024