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Rangers' Brendan Smith Talks Fight with Capitals' Tom Wilson: It Was on My Shoulders

Bleacher Report | May 6, 2021

Related Topics: Washington Capitals, Brendan Smith, New York Rangers, Tom Wilson, Ryan Strome, Artemi Panarin, John Davidson, National Hockey League, David Quinn

Wednesday's game between the New York Rangers and Washington Capitals was a boxing match with a little hockey sprinkled in.

The teams combined for 141 penalty minutes and fought six times in the first period, as Rangers players sought to avenge Tom Wilson injuring star Artemi Panarin. While the Capitals wound up winning the game 4-2, the focus after the game remained on the Rangers' reaction to Wilson.

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The puck drops and the gloves come OFF! ud83eudd4a<br><br>What a start for the Rangers and Capitals. pic.twitter.com/KvhUtPw52p

Rangers defenseman Brendan Smith, who fought Wilson immediately after he took the ice Wednesday, offered a rebuke of the NHL's lack of punishment.

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