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.

The San Jose Sharks faced another defeat, falling 3-2 to the Nashville Predators, further dimming their playoff hopes and escalating fan frustrations. A heated altercation between a fan and the team's mascot,