WATCH: New York Rangers vs New Jersey Devils sees two players drop the gloves and throw haymakers

Barclay Goodrow of the New York Rangers and Kevin Bahl of the New Jersey Devils dropped their gloves and exchanged some punches during their Game 5 of the Stanley Cup playoffs.

The fight between the two players occurred during the mid-frame of the second period. Having a size advantage, Kevin Bahl landed some good punches on Goodrow before the officials had to intervene and separate both players.

The fight marked the second of an intense Hudson River rivalry. Watch the video below:

The New Jersey Devils have completely dominated the game so far. As of writing this story, the Devils are leading by 3-0 after the end of the second period. This story will be updated once the game concludes.

New Jersey Devils put New York Rangers on the brink of elimination after winning Game 5

Everything is going against Rangers at the moment. From being one of the strongest contenders to lifting the Stanley Cup, the team is now on the brink of getting eliminated from the first round.

Rangers secured a commanding 5-1 victory in their first two games of the series. They have only managed to score two goals in the next three games, highlighting how poorly their offense has been in those three games.

Coming into Game 5, the New Jersey Devils started the game in dominant fashion early in the first period. With just 39 seconds into the first period, Odrej Palat scored the opening goal for the team after picking up a rebound following the face-off to send the puck back into the net.

Coming into the second period, Erik Haula tipped-in Dawson Mercer's shot in front of the net on a powerplay to make it 2-0 for the Devils. Ten minutes later, Mercer extended the Devils' lead to 3-0 after notching the puck back into the net for a short hand goal.

Rangers looked completely exhausted and failed to get past Akira Schmid. At the 14:48 mark of the third period, Erik Haula scored his second goal of the night and helped the New Jersey Devils secure a resounding 4-0 victory.

The New Jersey Devils now lead the series 3-2 and have put the New York Rangers on the edge of getting eliminated. The series is not over yet, and the New York Rangers have Game 6 to make their comeback. The Hudson River Rivalry will continue on Saturday at Madison Square Garden.