Mark Kastelic exchanges heavy blows with Emil Lilleberg in spirited fight. (Image Source: Getty)

Boston Bruins forward Mark Kastelic dropped the gloves with Tampa Bay Lightning defenseman Emil Lilleberg during Thursday’s matchup.

The altercation happened with the Bruins trailing 4-1 and less than ten seconds remaining in the game. Kastelic went after Lilleberg, and the two traded heavy shots, resulting in a spirited bout.

After taking some right-handed shots from Mark Kastelic, Lillberg found his rhythm in the bout and responded by landing some punches back at the Bruins forward. Eventually, he took Kastelic down, and the two were separated by the officials.

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Both players were subsequently hit with a five-minute major penalty for fighting against each other.

The Bruins-Bolts game ended with both teams exchanging punches as the final buzzer sounded.

Justin Brazeau received a two-minute minor penalty for roughing against Nick Perbix. Meanwhile, Brazeau was also handed a ten-minute misconduct penalty. The Bruins lost their sixth straight game as a result of a 4-1 defeat to the Lightning.

Joe Sacco shared his thoughts about Mark Kastelic fight

Boston Bruins interim coach Joe Sacco shared his thoughts about the Mark Kastelic fight, stating that he was cross-checked directly in the face. He said:

“He got cross checked. He got cross checked right in the face. The guy got a five minute major for that, right? So I think you got a five minute major. Have to double check. But, yeah, so I mean, Kasti just going to finish a check, and he has cross checked in the face.”

Mark Kastelic has accumulated 12 points through four goals and eight assists in 43 games this season. In the defeat against the Bolts, only Mason Lohrei managed to score for the Boston Bruins.

With the loss, the Bruins slipped out of the top three standings in the Atlantic Division and currently hold the first spot in the East wild card standings with 45 points. The Bruins will hope to end their skid when facing off the Florida Panthers at Amerant Bank Arena on Friday.

The puck drops at 1 p.m. ET.