Tom Wilson Alleges Lightning Orchestrated Ambush Fight With Curtis Douglas

The clash followed a Wilson hit that sidelined Nikita Kucherov for the rest of the game.

Overview

With 1:35 left in the second, the 6-foot-9 Curtis Douglas initiated a fight that Wilson decisively won with heavy shots and a takedown.
Officials tagged Douglas with an instigating minor, a fighting major, and a 10-minute misconduct, while Wilson received five for fighting to give Washington a power play.
Wilson said a “weird line change” preceded the bout, and shift data show Jake Guentzel left after six seconds before Douglas jumped on and beelined for him.
Kucherov had exited earlier in the period after contact on a Wilson hit and did not return, and no penalty was called on the play.
It was Wilson’s second fight of the season as Douglas, an enforcer with a heavy AHL penalty history, logged eight shifts with a brief final appearance before the altercation.