Washington Capitals: Top 10 best fights of all-time

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#9 Craig Berube vs. Eric Cairns

This is an older fight from the 1996-97 season. The date was Nov. 9, 1996 and it occurred in the in the first period at 2:38. This bout was a long one. They spun around for about 15 seconds before Craig Berube got off to a poor start. The best part of this fight was how he turned it around quickly.

Eric Cairns threw four right hooks, two of them went on the back of Berube’s head. Berube got going with a right hook, missing one while landing two. Both land shots at the same time but this time it was Berube who ultimately prevailed and it wasn’t even close.

This was a home contest at the old Capital Centre. Wayne Gretzky also happened to be playing in that game. Luc Robitalle gave the Rangers an early lead at 15:20 with a power play goal after all the fireworks.

In the second the Caps responded with two unanswered goals. Phil Housley tied it at 5:56 while Calle Johansson struck on the power play at 10:02. The Rangers tied it in the third period on a goal from Pat Flatley at 11:09. The Caps would win it in a thriller with 58 seconds left thanks to a goal from Todd Krygier.

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