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Washington Capitals and Pittsburgh Penguins brawl in Caps win

A #rivalrynight game that actually fit the blood and guts feud hype? No way? Sweet! Helps when you have actual rivalries.

The Washington Capitals beat the PIttsburgh Penguins 4-0. The game included four total fighting majors. And a scrum after Alex Ovechkin tossed Christian Ehrhoff to the ground.

This Steve Downie/Michael Latta brawl led to a cut on Downie's nose. Roar!

Said Latta to The Washington Post:

“When you get down four goals, you get really frustrated,” forward Michael Latta said. “Whether they just lost their tempers or were down enough, I don’t know. I don’t agree with some of the stuff they did, but it’s hockey. Everyone’s okay. So we’re good.”

And there was Latta's partner in crime Tom Wilson who just crushed Zach Sill. Check out his upper cuts. Yikes. Not even close on the fight card.

Per the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette:

Part of the problem was that the Capitals consistently fared better in one-on-one confrontations, whether they were along the boards, in front of the net or off of faceoffs.

The Penguins have had some issues with toughness in their recent history, hence their deals for Patric Hornqvist and Maxim Lapierre. And Washington's beat-down did nothing to ease the criticism.

This looked like the Bash Brothers from D2. But it was just #rivalrynight, and a desperate and physical Washington team that had lost four in a row.

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