Fists were flying Wednesday night, though the most entertaining blows came off the ice, during the Islanders’ clash with the Penguins.
In a viral video posted on social media during the Islanders’ wild 5-4 overtime win over the Penguins, a fight broke out in the stands at UBS Arena, where a pair of Penguins fans were escorted out — but not before some added drama.
As a female fan wearing a yellow No. 71 Evgeni Malkin jersey turned around to leave, she flipped off a different fan and threw two punches at a male who was sitting in his seat.
“She was being crazy, and then on the way out, she lunged at fans in a different section and started swinging at them too,” one eyewitness, Tori Schneebaum, tells The Post.
Security then finally corralled her before she walked up the stairs, departing to thunderous applause with surrounding fans happy she was being given the boot.
Schneebaum added that the fans around her united in booing and yelling at her for the unhinged behavior.
One X account claiming to be an eyewitness says the woman was wearing a “Finally 21” sash, implying it was her 21st birthday.
The video shows that she was wearing a sash, but it’s unclear what it says.
The account adds that the woman allegedly slapped a mother who was with her two kids, which was the reason security was called in the first place.
If it was indeed her birthday, it’s certainly one she’d like to forget. It’s unclear if there will be any legal consequences from the incident.
In a physical back-and-forth game, the Islanders were able to overcome a third-period deficit to tie the game and eventually win in overtime thanks to a game-winning goal by Bo Horvat, his second of the game.
The win puts the Islanders third in the Metropolitan Division at 31-21-5 and they’ll face the Devils on Thursday.