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Tempers With Tampa Bay: Line Brawl Breaks Out Between Capitals, Lightning Late in Third Period of 5-1 Caps Victory

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After tempers began to flare following a hit by Washington Capitals forward Nicolas Aube-Kubel on Tampa Bay Lightning defenseman Cal Foote in the second period of their 5-1 victory on Friday night, the two clubs’ frustrations with one another boiled over late in the third period.

With just under six minutes left in the game, a cross-check by Tampa Bay’s Ross Colton on Capitals defenseman and alternate captain John Carlson sent the two teams (and former Southeast Division rivals) into a line brawl.

The tensions between the two teams followed not only the match penalty to Aube-Kubel, but a fight between Garnet Hathaway and Patrick Maroon (pictured).

The Capitals and Lightning finished the night with a combined 79 Penalty Minutes (PIM), and will meet again on Sunday at Amalie Arena, where there will be some hard feelings left between the two teams.

Anthony Mantha, who scored the Capitals’ first goal, finished the night with a Gordie Howe hat trick (Goal, Assist, and Fight).

By Michael Fleetwood

About Michael Fleetwood

Michael Fleetwood was born into a family of diehard Capitals fans and has been watching games as long as he can remember. He was born the year the Capitals went to their first Stanley Cup Final, and is a diehard Caps fan, the owner of the very FIRST Joe Beninati jersey and since then, has met Joe himself. His favorite player became former Capital Nate Schmidt after he met Schmidt in a Hershey hotel while in Hershey PA to see the Bears play, shortly after Schmidt was injured during a conditioning stint. Michael is also a fan of the Pittsburgh Steelers and Baltimore Orioles, and enjoys photography, watching WildEarth TV’s SafariLive live safaris, and watching animals in his spare time. (Photo by Adam Vingan in 2014 at the Capitals Development Camp).





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