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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.
That might have caught the attention of Colorado fans upset that no Avalanche player went after Wilson two weeks ago after his crushing hit on Nikita Zadorov. But Wilson wasn't penalized, and while replays were ambiguous, the Avalanche defenseman later confirmed it wasn't a hit to the head.