While officials reviewed Capitals forward Nicolas Aube-Kubel's check to the head of Lightning defenseman Cal Foote, Tampa Bay's Patrick Maroon dropped the gloves with Washington's Garnet Hathaway during the lengthy stoppage.

That was just the start of the fisticuffs as tensions boiled over Friday night between these teams, which face off again Sunday in what could be another feisty game for players with short memories.

"I don't know about that but probably," Lightning defenseman Victor Hedman said after his team lost 5-1. "Two teams that want to win hockey games. That was a bad hit, and it set the tone for the rest of the game.''