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Tampa Bay Lightning left wing Ryan Malone, left, fights with Winnipeg Jets defenseman Ron Hainsey during the third period of an NHL hockey game on Saturday, March 31, 2012, in Tampa, Fla.
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Minnesota Wild's Clayton Stoner (4) fights with Chicago Blackhawks' Brandon Bollig (52) during the first period of an NHL hockey game in Chicago, Sunday, April 1, 2012.
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Vancouver Canucks right wing Alex Burrows (14) hits Chicago Blackhawks defenseman Duncan Keith, left, in the face as Patrick Sharp tries to break them apart during the second period of an NHL hockey game in Chicago, Wednesday, March 21, 2012. Both Burrows and Keith received 10 minute game misconduct penalties.
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Columbus Blue Jackets' Jared Boll, left, fights with Calgary Flames' Guillaume Desbiens during the first period of an NHL hockey game in Calgary, Alberta, Sunday, March 18, 2012.
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Players from the Ottawa Senators and Toronto Maple Leafs fight during the second period of an NHL hockey game in Ottawa, Ontario, on Saturday, March 17, 2012.
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St. Louis Blues' Ryan Reaves, right, fights with Edmonton Oilers' Darcy Hordichuk during the first period of an NHL hockey game in Edmonton, Alberta, on Wednesday, Feb. 29, 2012.
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Montreal Canadiens' Brad Staubitz (25) and Tampa Bay Lightning's Pierre-Cedric Labrie (76) fight during the third period of an NHL hockey game on Tuesday Feb. 28, 2012, in Tampa, Fla. The Lightning won the game 2-1.
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New York Islanders right wing Nino Niederreiter (25) takes a swing at New York Rangers center Brad Richards (19) during a fight in the third period of the Islanders' 4-3 shootout victory over the Rangers in their NHL hockey game at Nassau Coliseum in Uniondale, N.Y., Friday, Feb. 24, 2012.
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Philadelphia Flyers' Wayne Simmonds (17) and New York Rangers' Brian Boyle (22) fight in the third period, Feb. 11, 2012, in Philadelphia. New York won 5-2.
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Vancouver Canucks' Mike Duco, right, fights with Calgary Flames' Lance Bouma during first period NHL action, in Calgary, Alberta., Feb. 11, 2012.
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Minnesota Wild's Cal Clutterbuck, left, ducks a punch from Vancouver Canucks' Maxim Lapierre during the third period of an NHL hockey game, Feb. 9, 2012, in St. Paul, Minn. The Canucks won 5-2. Both players were charged with fighting penalties.
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Edmonton Oilers right wing Ryan Jones (28) and Detroit Red Wings left wing Justin Abdelkader (8) fight during the first period of an NHL hockey game in Detroit, Feb. 8, 2012.
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Winnipeg Jets' Johnny Oduya (29) fights with Toronto Maple Leafs' Joey Crabb (46) in the third period of an NHL hockey game in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Feb. 7, 2012.
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Linesman Jay Sharrers (57) breaks up a fight between Jim Vandermeer (2) and Ryane Clowe (29) of the San Jose Sharks and Krys Kolanos (8) of the Calgary Flames at HP Pavilion at San Jose on Feb. 8, 2012 in San Jose, California. The Flames won the game 4-3.
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Pittsburgh Penguins' Deryk Engelland (5) lands a punch during a fight against Carolina Hurricanes' Tim Gleason (6) in the first period in Pittsburgh, Jan. 17, 2012. Pittsburgh edged Carolina 2-1.
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Los Angeles Kings' Colin Fraser (24) and Vancouver Canucks' Keith Ballard fight as linesman Tony Sericolo watches during the second period, Jan. 17, 2012, in Vancouver, British Columbia. Los Angeles beat Vancouver 3-2.
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Dallas Stars' Jake Dowell, left, and St. Louis Blues' Scott Nichol fight during the second period, Monday, Jan. 16, 2012, in St. Louis.
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Montreal Canadiens' Travis Moen (32) fights with New York Rangers' Stu Bickel (41) during the first period, Sunday, Jan. 15, 2012, in Montreal.
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Florida Panthers defenseman Erik Gudbranson (44) and Pittsburgh Penguins left wing Eric Tangradi (25) fight during the second period, Friday, Jan. 13, 2012, in Sunrise, Fla.
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Washington Capitals defenseman Karl Alzner (27) fights with Tampa Bay Lightning right wing Steve Downie (9) during the second period, Friday, Jan. 13, 2012, in Washington.
AP Photo/Nick Wass
Washington Capitals left wing Matt Hendricks (26) fights with Pittsburgh Penguins right wing Craig Adams (27) during the first period on Wednesday, Jan. 11, 2012, in Washington.
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New Jersey Devils' Eric Bolton (22) fights with Ottawa Senators' Chris Neil (25) during the second period in Ottawa, Ontario, on Monday, Jan. 2, 2012. Ottawa beat the Devils 3-2.
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Mike Weber (6) of the Buffalo Sabres and Jason Chimera (25) of the Washington Capitals fight during the first period at Verizon Center on Dec. 30, 2011 in Washington, DC. The Capitals won 3-1.
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Chicago Blackhawks' Daniel Carcillo and Detroit Red Wings' Todd Bertuzzi fight during the first period in Chicago, Friday, Dec. 30, 2011. Brent Seabrook scored a goal to break a tie early in the third period, and the Blackhawks defeated Detroit 3-2.
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Matt Kassian (28) of the Minnesota Wild and Darcy Hordichuk (16) of the Edmonton Oilers fight moments after the puck in dropped to start the third period on Dec. 29, 2011 at Xcel Energy Center in St Paul, Minnesota. The Wild defeated the Oilers 4-3.
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Raffi Torres (37) of the Phoenix Coyotes skates off the ice after a fight with Adam McQuaid (not pictured) of the Boston Bruins during the first period at Jobing.com Arena on Dec. 28, 2011 in Glendale, Ariz.
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St. Louis Blues defenseman Barret Jackman, center, tussles with Colorado Avalanche defenseman Stefan Elliot, bottom, as a referee and Avalanche teammates Matt Duchene, left, and Gabriel Landeskog, top, try to break it up in the third period, Dec. 21, 2011, in Denver. The Avalanche won 3-2.
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Cam Janssen (25) of the New Jersey Devils and Mike Rupp (71) of the New York Rangers fight just three seconds into the first period at the Prudential Center on Dec. 20, 2011 in Newark, N.J. The Rangers won 4-1 in a battle of heated rivals.
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Tim Jackman (15) of the Calgary Flames fights Brad Staubitz (16) of the Minnesota Wild in first period on Dec. 20, 2011 at the Scotiabank Saddledome in Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
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Zdeno Chara (33) of the Boston Bruins fights Jody Shelley (45) of the Philadelphia Flyers during their game on Dec. 17, 2011 at The Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia. Boston beat up Philadelphia 6-0.
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Daniel Winnik (34) of the Colorado Avalanche and Ryane Clowe (29) of the San Jose Sharks fight during their game at HP Pavilion at San Jose on Dec. 15, 2011 in San Jose. The Sharks overcome a two-goal deficit and beat the Avalanche 5-4.
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Referee Dan O'Halloran, left, separates New York Rangers' Brandon Dubinsky (17) from Tampa Bay Lightning's Marc-Andre Bergeron (47) during the second period, Thursday, Dec. 8, 2011, in New York. Dominic Moore scored a dramatic short-handed goal to tie the game against the Rangers with 1:57 left and then netted the only goal of the shootout in the Lightning's 3-2 win.
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Brandon Prust (8) of the New York Rangers and Jay Rosehill (38) of the Toronto Maple Leafs fight during the first period at Madison Square Garden on Dec. 5, 2011 in New York City. Toronto snapped New York's five-game winning streak with a 4-2 victory.
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Jamal Mayers (22) of the Chicago Blackhawks fights with Kyle Chipchura (24) of the Phoenix Coyotes in the second period at the United Center on Dec. 5, 2011 in Chicago, Illinois. The Coyotes defeated the Blackhawks 4-3 in a shootout.
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Joe Vitale (46) of the Pittsburgh Penguins and Gregory Campbell (11) of the Boston Bruins fight in the third period on Dec. 5, 2011 at CONSOL Energy Center in Pittsburgh. Boston defeated Pittsburgh 3-1.
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Minnesota Wild right wing Brad Staubitz, right, lands a punch on Anaheim Ducks' Jean Francois Jacques during the first period of an NHL hockey game in Anaheim, Calif., Dec. 4, 2011.
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Zac Rinaldo (36) of the Philadelphia Flyers and Brandon Prust (8) of the New York Rangers fight just four seconds into the first period at Madison Square Garden on Nov. 26, 2011 in New York City. Henrik Lundqvist stopped 29 shots for his 37th career shutout and second this season in the Rangers 2-0 win.
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Philadelphia Flyers' Wayne Simmonds, right, fights with New York Rangers' Brandon Prust during the first period of an NHL hockey game, Nov. 26, 2011 at Madison Square Garden in New York.
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Zac Rinaldo (36) of the Philadelphia Flyers and Brandon Prust (8) of the New York Rangers fight just four seconds into the first period at Madison Square Garden on Nov. 26, 2011 in New York City.
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Brad Winchester (10) of the San Jose Sharks takes Aaron Volpatti (54) of the Vancouver Canucks to the ice during a fight at HP Pavilion at San Jose on Nov. 26, 2011 in San Jose. The Canucks beat the Sharks 3-2.
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Ryan Reaves (75) of the St. Louis Blues throws Tim Jackman (15) of the Calgary Flames to the ice during a fight at the Scottrade Center on Nov. 25, 2011 in St. Louis. Brian Elliott made 24 saves for his third shutout of the season in St. Louis' 2-0 victory.
