Is Mason Appleton shooting the puck into the empty net at the buzzer actually worth the New York Rangers starting a scrum with the Detroit Red Wings?

A benches-clearing fight broke out between the Rangers and Red Wings after the final horn rung out on the Blueshirts’ 2-1 home loss Sunday night. Detroit forward Mason Appleton shot the puck into the Rangers’ empty net after the game ended,

Just after the final buzzer sounded at the end of regulation, Red Wings forward Mason Appleton fired a puck into the Rangers’ empty net. That, of course, is a sign of disrespect among hockey players, and it didn’t go unnoticed by New York’s bench.

A bench-clearing brawl erupted after the Red Wings scored an empty-netter against the Rangers. Goalie Jonathan Quick, frustrated by a loss and a snapp

October 14 - Mason Appleton scored with 45 seconds remaining to give the visiting Detroit Red Wings their second win over the Toronto Maple Leafs in three days, 3-2 on Monday afternoon. Appleton, who was signed as a free agent to a two-year deal this ...

Cam Talbot made 21 saves, Mason Appleton scored twice and the Detroit Red Wings beat Florida 4-1 on Wednesday night. The injury-hit Panthers opened a four-game trip. They began the season with home victories over Chicago, Philadelphia and Ottawa.

TORONTO (AP) — Mason Appleton scored the winner with 44.1 seconds left in regulation and Cam Talbot made 38 saves as the Detroit Red Wings survived a blown two-goal lead in the third period to defeat the Toronto Maple Leafs 3-2 on Monday. Dylan Larkin ...

Nevertheless, the win was important for the Wings, who have been inconsistent since their red-hot start to the 2025-26 season. There is still a lot of hockey to be played, but team-bonding victories like what Detroit had at Madison Square Garden can galvanize a team to turn things around.