Denver Post · Apr 16, 2016
Frei: Hockey fights could fall to wayside
Members of the Detroit Red Wings and Tampa Bay Lightning fight during the third period in Game Two of the Eastern Conference Quarterfinals during the 2016 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs at Amalie Arena on April 15, 2016 in Tampa, Fla. (Mike Carlson, Getty Images)
In the first seven NHL playoff games, there was one fight. Philadelphia's Wayne Simmonds and Washington's Tom Wilson dropped their gloves midway through the third period Thursday, with the Capitals clinging to a 1-0 lead.
They're friends who train together in the offseason, but Simmonds responded to Wilson boarding the Flyers' Andrew MacDonald.