Watch: Massive blows landed in Corey Perry fight leaves Trent Frederic with bloody knuckles

The highly anticipated matchup between the Edmonton Oilers and Boston Bruins on Tuesday took a physical turn during the second period when Bruins forward Trent Frederic and Oilers veteran Corey Perry dropped the gloves for a ferocious fight.

The incident unfolded at the 10:37 mark of the middle frame, with the Oilers holding a 1-0 lead. Frederic initiated the altercation, pushing Perry, who initially showed reluctance to engage.

What followed was a flurry of heavy right-handed blows from Frederic on Perry. The Oilers forward struggled to gain his footing, falling to the ice as the officials stepped in to separate the combatants.

The aftermath of the fight left Frederic's right hand knuckles bloodied. Frederic was assessed roughing and fighting penalties, while Corey Perry received a fighting penalty.

The fight seemed to spark the Oilers as just a minute after the bout Connor McDavid scored a power-play goal to extend Edmonton's lead to 2-0. By the end of the second period, the Oilers had a commanding 3-0 advantage over the Bruins.

The Oilers completed a 4-0 shutout win. Adam Henrique (two goals), Viktor Arvidsson, Connor McDavid scored for Edmonton. Stuart Skinner made 26 stops for the Oilers, while Jeremy Swayman stopped 35 shots in the loss.

Trent Frederic's comments following his fight with Corey Perry

After initiating a fight with Corey Perry during Boston's 4-0 loss, Trent Frederic expressed regret that the bout backfired and put his team short-handed.

"Yeah, that's part of the idea. I think I got a penalty on that, so it didn't really kinda work out that way," Frederic said.

On the loss, Frederic lamented that the Bruins got away from their preferred style of play and fed right into what the high-powered Oilers hoped to achieve.

"It's hard to get a running gun with a team like that or that's the game they want to play and we just play right into their hand. And we're not gonna win many games playing like that and not playing out style, not playing the gameplay we had lined up for us to," he said.

The Bruins will next face the Tampa Bay Lightning on Thursday night at Amalie Arena.