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There is nothing like intensity Stanley Cup playoffsBut the warmth of the competition spilled over to the altercation between the Washington Capitals Montreal Canadiens on Friday night to the point where the players fought on the bench.
The period ended in the game 3 of this series of the first round, in which the capital was 2-0. Capitals Star Tom Wilson, known for being a trigger as an offensive threat, and Canadiens’ Josh Anderson waited forward -leaps as they walked toward the locker rooms.
Things escalated quite quickly because they began to fight on the bench of the main cities, while the lineian man tried to enter between them. But that was to no avail, because the judge was just caught in the fight by pushing down the bench and eventually fell to the floor.
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Judge (55) tries to separate Josh Anderson (17) Montreal Canadiens and Washington Capitals’ Tom Wilson, Front left, while fighting after the second period of the 3 first -team NHL hockey series in the Montreal playoffs, Friday, April 25, 2025. (Christinne Muschi/Canadian printing via AP)
Other players began to get involved and go one after the other, while Wilson and Anderson continued to fight, including Washington’s Lars Eller and Montreal’s Arber Xhekaj.
“I was on my way to walk over the ice … so then I had to turn the path and go back, because two large people I tried to get out,” Capitals Coach passed through the door Said Spencer Carbery o quarrels after losing 6-3 of Canadians.
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“These were only two competitive teams, two competitive guys who went to it.”
“Things escalated, there was a little pulled out of control,” Anderson added. “At the end of the day, you are just trying to adhere to your teammates.”
The hit between Montreal Canadiens striker Brendan Gallagher (11) and Capital of Washington Tom Wilson, 43, and attacker Pierre-Luc Dubois (80) and Montreal Canadiens striker Cole Caufield (13) during the second period in three first round from the first round of Stanley Cup in the center of the bell. (Pictures of Eric Bolte-Hagn)
Wilson, who received a 10-minute misconduct and a rough juvenile, the same discipline as Anderson, was seen mocking the Canadians after the altercation was eventually interrupted.
Canadians He led after the second period of 3-2, and did not look back to collect their much needed first victory in the series of the best of seven on Friday night.
The tension was felt on the Bell Center ice before Puck Drop, while Wilson and Xhekaj exchanged some words during warming, which began to perform their rounds on social networks.
Again, these are two players known for not only gluing themselves to teammates, but also piercing the feathers of opponents whenever they can.
Montreal Canadiens ‘Josh Anderson, 17, falls at the Washington Capitals bench while fighting with Capitals’ to that Wilson, 43, after the second period of the game 3 first round of the NHL Hockey Playoff in Montreal, on Friday, April 25, 2025. (Christinne Muschi/Canadian printing via AP)
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We could see more fireworks between these two teams, because the game 4 on Sunday sees that Montreal wants even that, while Washington hopes to have command with another round in mind.
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