Capitals enforcer Tom Wilson sparks nasty brawl in New York loss by attacking Rangers star Adam Fox as his team celebrates Vincent Trocheck’s goal in victory decisive of the series.
- Wilson grabbed Fox by the neck and appeared to punch him, starting the fight.
- Fox had the last laugh as the Rangers won the series four games to none
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Washington Capitals forward Tom Wilson didn’t take kindly to New York Rangers defenseman Adam Fox’s tweets and decided to take a shot at him during their Stanley Cup playoff game.
Late in the first period, with New York on the power play, center Vincent Trocheck was able to score a tie-breaking goal to give the Rangers a 2-1 advantage.
As he skated to celebrate with his teammates, Fox looked in Wilson’s direction. It’s unclear whether he said anything to his counterpart in Washington, but whatever it was, Wilson objected to something.
He caught Fox as he was skating and punched him with his left hand near the face.
The rest of the Rangers, who were celebrating behind the goal, skated over to help their teammate and a melee ensued.
There was a thorny incident after this Rangers goal against the Capitals by Vincent Trocheck (16)
But a melee began when Tom Wilson (43) grabbed and punched Rangers defender Adam Fox (23).
Fox ultimately had the last laugh as the Rangers won their series against the Capitals.
Wilson still had his arm around Fox as the Rangers attempted to remove the enforcer from their star defenseman.
Eventually the two were separated – with Fox looking disheveled as he skated away.
Wilson received a two-minute minor penalty for roughing that home Capitals fans didn’t take well.
Finally, the Caps tied the game thanks to a goal from Hendrix Lapierre in the second period.
But the Rangers, who dominated throughout the series, completed the sweep with third-period goals from Artemi Panarin and Jack Roslovic.
This allowed New York to win the series as they swept Washington four games to none and now await their next opponent in the second round.
The Rangers face the winner of the series between the Carolina Hurricanes and the New York Islanders. Carolina leads this series three games to one, with Game 5 scheduled for a 7:30 a.m. ET faceoff Tuesday night.
