All I saw were two teams playing a good game, a good, hard-hitting game just the way hockey should be played.

But the tempo of this hard-hitting game quickened in the third period, and eventually played to the Avalanche's style.

I expect a hard-hitting game today - the strikers hitting the strikebreakers.

After this emotional, sloppy, frantic and hard-hitting game, it would be unfair to overlook the positive.

"It was a hard-hitting game and the kids were a little bit confused at the start," Horowitz said.

They are fiery; and they play a very hard-hitting game.

It seems no matter how well the other team is playing, these hard-hitting and intense games are always close.

This was one of those hard-hitting, bruising-type games.

It was a hard-hitting game with much rough play and a few injuries.

They played a fast, hard-hitting game that showed much improvement.