'That's A Five-Gamer': Fans React To Greig Sucker Punch, Senators And Hurricanes' Nasty Battle

Game 4 between the Carolina Hurricanes and the Ottawa Senators was a flat-out warzone. Monstrous hits were thrown, sucker punches and cheap shots were landed, and the hatred between these two teams was on full display.

Most of the violent action came in the second period, and it all started with what could be called the biggest hit of the Stanley Cup playoffs so far. Senators defenseman Tyler Kleven laid a huge hit on Hurricanes rookie blueliner Alexander Nikishin.

From that point on, this contest turned to chaos, and fans have voiced their opinions all over social media.

As Foegele and Walker were tied up, Ottawa's Ridly Greig hung around the scrum and landed an uppercut punch on Walker while he was defenseless. This went unnoticed by the officials in real time, but it didn't get past the media and fans online.

"The Greig sucker punch was absolutely gutless," @Kenny_S11 reacted on X.

"Ridley Greig what a coward move that was," @Alex_Aebli posted.

"I absolutely hate Ridly Greig man. Disgusting sucker punch to Sean Walker," @austinr8891 wrote on X.

"No surprise there, Ottawa has the dirtiest roster in the playoffs," @devan_cooley reacted.

"I was told we were dirty. Greig should get a multi game suspension that's absolutely disgusting," @WallersBurner said on X.

TNT NHL analyst Paul Bissonnette took his opinions to social media and on air regarding Greig's punch on Walker.

"It's pandemonium. Ottawa and Carolina just trying to kill one another. Tkachuk just trucked Hall. Ridly Greig should be gone after that bulls--t sucker punch on Walker," he posted on X.

"That's a five-gamer in my opinion," Bissonnette said on the TNT broadcast.

Ultimately, the Hurricanes beat the Senators 4-2 to complete the series sweep, making Carolina the first team to move on to the next round of the playoffs.

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This story was originally published April 25, 2026 at 6:13 PM.