There were two fights on the ice in the San Jose Sharks' matchup against the Nashville Predators on Tuesday. There was almost another in the stands when a fan took exception with the Sharks mascot. A viral video of the incident shows one fan trying to square up with S.

Players get caught off guard, and sometimes, they don't like that, so they fight about it. Other times, they just don't like each other. And they fight about that, too. You mostly expect the fights to happen on the ice — not in the stands.

An angry fan tried throwing down with SJ Sharkie, the popular mascot of the NHL's San Jose Sharks, on Tuesday.

Alex Ovechkin scored his 887th career goal to move within eight of breaking Wayne Gretzky’s NHL record and the Washington Capitals beat the San Jose Sharks 5-1.

Alex Ovechkin scored his 34th goal of the season, and the 887th of his illustrious career, at the 10:54 mark of the third period to complete the scoring. Macklin Celebrini scored his 21st of the season in the third period for the Sharks, who lost for the fourth time in five games.

On paper, the San Jose Sharks are not a good hockey team, but they have given the Washington Capitals fits. Last season, the Capitals needed a third-period rally to beat the Sharks at home and then lost at SAP Center.