Ryan Reaves took a brief pause from throwing punches and immediately had a series of right hands fired back at him. He circled near center ice with more than 18,000 fans screaming their support and pounding on the glass at T-Mobile Arena.
The momentary break wasn’t an accident. Through all the noise and chaos, a calm and collected Reaves had a plan as he squared off with New York Rangers forward Adam McQuaid on Jan. 8.
“I wasn’t throwing early, because I always want to be in control of what position he’s in and what position I’m in,” Reaves said.