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Red Wings’ Abdelkader lands brutal blows on Lightning’s Blunden in melee

Red Wings forward Justin Abdelkader can expect some retaliation from the Lightning after his UFC-style beatdown of Lightning winger Mike Blunden in a melee between the two teams in Friday's first-round playoff game.

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With less than a minute to go in the third period, multiple players began brawling in front of the Lightning net. Blunden got knocked to the ice, and Abdelkader dropped to his knees and landed a flurry of uppercuts and blows to the defenseless Blunden's head and neck.