Ryan Reaves talks about taking out Matt Rempe in brutal fight tonight

UPDATE 2: Reaves spoke post-game about his fight with Rempe this evening and how it all went down.

Read below for our earlier reports on tonight's epic scrap.

UPDATE: The Rangers have announced that Matt Rempe will not return to tonight's game due to an upper body injury sustained in a fight with Ryan Reaves.

Read below for full context and for video of the tilt.

The NHL's two biggest heavyweights squared off tonight, giving the crowd a true Prize Fight worthy of the Madison Square Garden spotlight.

New York Rangers forward Matt Rempe and San Jose Sharks forward Ryan Reaves went at it at center ice this evening, in a rematch of their tilt from last campaign.

Check it out:

What a tilt! Old time hockey, baby!