NEW YORK — Rangers goalie Igor Shesterkin and Devils goalie Jacob Markström fought in the third period Tuesday at Madison Square Garden. Shesterkin looked to get the edge, feeding Markström with a series of right-handed punches.

The tension started when Devils forward Paul Cotter made contact with Shesterkin, driving to the net. Adam Fox and Vladislav Gavrikov immediately shoved Cotter against the glass. Shesterkin, known as a fiery presence, left his crease to give Cotter a shove.

Markström, evidently unhappy at Shesterkin shoving Cotter, skated down the ice and asked Shesterkin to fight. The Rangers’ goalie obliged, and the two fought for more than 20 seconds. Shesterkin landed the majority of the blows.

The Rangers were leading 4-1 at the time of the fight, and the Madison Square Garden crowd erupted. They began chanting Shesterkin’s name, then roared again when the public address announcer read his name going over the penalty minutes. Cotter got two minutes for goaltender interference, and Shesterkin and Markström were given two-minute penalties for leaving the crease and five minutes for fighting.

The fight was the first of Shesterkin’s career. Markström had never fought at the NHL level, but he dropped the gloves with AHL Utica in 2015.