Brandon Duhaime was acknowledged for sticking up for a teammate after the Washington Capitals\u2019 3-1 win over the Los Angeles Kings, Tuesday.<\/p>\n
Late in the second period, former Capitals defenseman Joel Edmundson leveled Ethen Frank with a clean but heavy hit along the sideboards. After a shift change, Duhaime skated out and immediately avenged the rough run, dropping the gloves with Edmundson.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
Edmundson got the best of Duhaime in the fight, walloping him with an uppercut and another solid right. The two players got five minutes each for fighting at 19:05 of the second period, while Duhaime got an extra roughing minor for starting the bout.<\/p>\n
When the players were released from the penalty box in the third period, the Capitals gave their teammate a loud stick salute as he returned to the bench \u2014 though Dewey seemed more interested in pumping Connor McMichael up than appreciating the cheers, per video from @sp00kycaps<\/a>. <\/p>\n After the game, Duhaime got more props as well. During Spencer Carbery\u2019s victory speech, the Capitals head coach saluted Dewey for his toughness.<\/p>\n \u201cHow about this f***ing guy stepping up for his brother,\u201d Carbery said before giving Duhaime a new, more vulgar nickname. \u201cBrandon \u2018F***ing\u2019 Duhaime.\u201d<\/p>\n The video shows Duhaime clapping wildly for himself before saying \u201cstop it\u201d to his roaring teammates. The Capitals then began barking loudly<\/a>, including Frank, who was shown giving his teammate a standing ovation.<\/p>\n The fight was Duhaime\u2019s third of the season. He\u2019s also dropped the gloves with the Blues\u2019 Brayden Schenn and the Canucks\u2019 Victor Mancini earlier in the year.<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t