If there is anything this series has proved since the moment the first puck dropped is there is no love lost between the Tampa Bay Lightning and the Detroit Red Wings. Over the course of the last couple of seasons, these two teams have become one of the most heated rivalries in the Atlantic Division and the Eastern Conference. The opening series of the 2016 Stanley Cup Playoffs have only intensified things.
As most of you know by now, all hell broke loose on Friday night right before the final buzzer at the Amalie Arena when what started out as a simple slashing penalty to Red Wings center Brad Richards quickly dissolved into an all-out line brawl between the two teams; a line brawl which brought forth a heated battle between Justin Abdelkader and Mike Blunden.