Capitals–Hurricanes Brawl Sees Goalies Nearly Square Off After Dowd Hits Andersen

Overview

• Nic Dowd ran into Frederik Andersen behind Carolina’s net, triggering a multi-player scrum in which Andersen joined and Logan Thompson skated out ready to fight before officials stepped in.
• Referees assessed 16 total minutes, including goaltender interference on Dowd, roughing minors to Andersen and Martin Fehervary, and fighting majors to Fehervary and Logan Stankoven, which put Carolina on the power play.
• Thompson received no penalty for leaving his crease and later said he skated out to help teammates while expressing respect for Andersen.
• Rookie Logan Stankoven took part in his first professional fight against Fehervary, left bloodied, and required stitches above his right eyebrow but said he “honestly enjoyed it.”
• Andersen exited late after a separate collision with Jordan Staal as Pyotr Kochetkov entered, and outlets published conflicting game results and stat lines with no further discipline reported.