Brendan Gallagher was in all his states following the meeting between the Canadiens and the Capitals on Saturday.
As the siren announcing the end of the meeting was heard, Nick Suzuki and Nic Dowd exchanged blows.
The veteran came to the defense of his captain as TJ Oshie did the same for his teammate and an altercation broke out.
Watch the sequence in question in the video above.