The Florida Panthers blanked the Ottawa Senators 5-0 on Monday night, but that was far from the highlight in a chippy contest that saw an outrageous 167 minutes in penalties handed out.

Although the contest was a hard-fought affair from start to finish, things went completely off the rails following a line brawl that was initiated by Sens forward Brady Tkachuk.

Tkachuk bumped into Cats goaltender Sergei Bobrovsky after a harmless shot while down 4-0, setting off a full-out melee that earned every player on the ice a misconduct. Yes, you heard that right.

“Every player on the ice has a 10-minute misconduct, among other penalties,” referee Garrett Rank confirmed to the 15,594 spectators in attendance at the Canadian Tire Centre in Ottawa.

By the end of the game, Panthers coach Paul Maurice barely had enough players to complete the shutout victory.

Both of the Tkachuk brothers were heavily involved in the fisticuffs, with both Brady and Panthers forward Matthew Tkachuk getting into it on multiple occasions.

Although the crowd seemed to enjoy the festivities, Geraldine Tkachuk didn't seem too happy with how her grandsons behaved on Monday:

The late line brawl ended up costing the Senators 54 minutes in penalties, and the Panthers 52. Ottawa finished with 84 PIMs, while Florida added 83 in the chippiest game of the 2023-24 NHL season so far.

“That's mild,” Maurice joked about the amount of penalties given out. “We only got to 160-some minutes. It's got to get into the 250s before it gets too squirrelly. Sometimes hockey can get like that. That's why the game's so darn great. It's graceful, beautiful, physical, and angry all at the same time. It's good.”

For Brady Tkachuk, that style of game is exactly how he likes his hockey — minus the loss.

“I don't think it's bad to play with emotion,” he reflected. “When this group plays with emotion we're a tough team to beat, and I think we rely on our emotion. It shows that we care … about what we're doing here and about the guy next to (each of) us.”

The Panthers and Senators won't meet again until the New Year; Ottawa heads to Sunrise, Florida on Feb. 20. That figures to be appointment viewing for fans of old-time hockey.