Hartman and Dillon trade bombs in back and forth tilt.

A back and forth affair.

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Hartman and Dillon trade bombs in back and forth tilt.

Fans who were in attendance to watch the Washington Capitals take on the Minnesota Wild on Sunday night certainly got their moneys worth, and they did so thanks in part to a pretty fantastic back and forth battle between two tough customers.

It did not take long for tempers to flare between these two on Sunday night and in fact the scrap that you're about to see between recently acquired Washington Capitals defenseman Brendan Dillon and Minnesota Wild forward Ryan Hartman actually took place in the game's opening period. This one took place with just over a minute left to go in the first frame and it featured everything you would want in a good hockey fight, offense from both sides as well as some significant and notable shot from both players as well.

It was Dillon who targeted Hartman but it was the Wild forward who drew first blood when he landed a stiff left jab to the face of Dillon, one that seemed to not only get Dillon's attention but a blow that also seemed to enrage the big defenseman. Dillon almost immediately increased the aggression following that first blow from Hartman and as soon as he had a hold of Hartman he began to throw some heavy leather. Almost all of Dillon's offense in this one came courtesy of his right hand, but the shots were effective and he mixed them up with some overhand rights followed by a series of punishing uppercuts from the right as well. 

To his credit Hartman not only appeared to handle the onslaught from his opponent but in fact weathered the storm and then began to throw back some offense of his own. Hartman landed a pair of punishing right hands of his own after that but it was Dillon's own right hand that would put an end to this one. As Hartman went to throw another right of his own a right cross from Dillon caught him flush and appeared to rock Hartman, knocking him off balance long enough for both men to fall to the ice. This allowed the National Hockey League's officials to step in and officially put an end to a pretty good scrap.


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