A Russian hockey player got into a fight twice during an NHL match and knocked out a Canadian.

Dmitry Voronkov, a Russian hockey player and forward for the Columbus Blue Jackets, twice got into a fight during the National Hockey League (NHL) regular season match against the New Jersey Devils and knocked out Canadian defenseman Brenden Dillon. The meeting took place on December 2 and ended with a score of 5:3 in favor of the Russian team.

In the second period of the match, Voronkov had a fight with Dillon, who fell after several blows from the Russian and could not get to his feet, after which he left the court accompanied by a doctor. In addition, both athletes were punished with a five-minute fine.

Voronkov later got into a fight again. The second scuffle occurred with striker Stefan Noesen. After the incident, the hockey players went to the penalty box for five minutes.

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