It was already ugly on the scoreboard, but it got really ugly on the ice when the Philadelphia Flyers and Washington Capitals engaged in a full line brawl that included both goaltenders dropping the gloves.
The whole thing started when Wayne Simmonds turned into a human wrecking ball the next shift after Washington scored to make it 7-0. He and Tom Wilson dropped the gloves. Then a few other players squared off, then Flyers goaltender Ray Emery made a beeline for Capitals goalie Braden Holtby, who appeared to have no interest in dropping the gloves.Emery was given two minutes for instigating, two for leaving the crease, five for fighting and a 10-minute misconduct. It was his third career fight, according to HockeyFights.com, and first since he tangoed with Marty Biron and Andrew Peters during that infamous 2007 brawl with the Buffalo Sabres.Holtby was given five for fighting.Joel Ward recorded his first career hat trick and Braden Holtby turned aside 27 shots despite getting battered in a goalie fight as visiting Washington breezed to victory in a penalty-filled affair.Nicklas Backstrom scored twice and Jason Chimera tallied for the fourth straight contest and added three assists.The highlight of it all was a goalie fight between Ray Emery and Braden Holtby. Emery, of course, is no stranger to fights. He was part of one of the NHL’s most famous goaltender bouts during his time with the Ottawa Senators. As for Holtby, it was his first fight as an NHL player, and he was soundly beaten.
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