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Red Wings' Abdelkader declines fight, Lightning's Boyle breaks out chicken dance

Things got a little testy, and bloody, at the end of Game 2 of the first round Stanley Cup playoffs series between the Red Wings and Lightning.

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The physical play escalated to the point where Detroit's Justin Abdelkader pummeled Mike Bluden's face in the final minute of Friday's game, leaving a wound that required nine stitches.

So when the two met up again on Sunday in Detroit, there was almost certainly going to be some more bad blood.