Brandon Duhaime given 17-minutes in penalties for defending teammates after dirty hit

Last night the Colorado Avalanche were in Minnesota to face the Wild in a game that was still very meaningful to the Minnesota Wild. With home ice advantage still on the table this was a game that the Wild really wanted to win.

The game clearly had a playoff atmosphere and the physicality level was clearly elevated. After a questionable hit by Logan O'Connor on Dmitry Kulikov, Brandon Duhaime did what he does best and that's keep players honest.

On the play Duhaime received 2-minutes for Instigating, 5-minutes for fighting and a 10-minute misconduct for Instigating. O'Connor received a 5-minute major for fighting and 2-minutes for boarding Kulikov.

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