“That was a healthy left hand he gave him,” Brown said, “it was a bit of a melee after that.” Yes, Connor Brown, it certainly was. After that incident, Binnington received two two-minute roughing penalties, while Perry received a two-minute penalty for goaltender interference and his fighting major.

St. Louis Blues goaltender Jordan Binnington got into it with Oilers' Corey Perry last night, taking him out in a dirty play, which could warrant further discipline.

Here are the Oilers defencemen, ranked by performance since Jan. 1. All numbers below are five-on-five unless otherwise noted. Since the start of the year, Nurse has posted a 53 percent goal share. That’s the top percentage among defencemen,