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Antoine Roussel vs Kevin Klein, Jan 20, 2014

A stellar middleweight bout easily snags this week's Fight of the Week honor. Currently the highest-rated NHL fight this season, this toe-to-toe battle between the Stars' Antoine Roussel and the Predators' Kevin Klein spared little. After a whistle in the Nashville zone, some shoving ensued between Roussel and Klein. They quickly dropped the gloves and engaged. Klein went with the rights, Roussel led with the lefts, and color commentator Daryl Reaugh was rendered momentarily speechless (this is a feat unto itself). The fight was very even until halfway through, when Roussel switched to throw right-handed, and appeared to lose some ground. Klein started mixing in uppercuts and took Roussel out of the fight. One last punch toppled Roussel's helmet, and the linesmen separated them.

It was a swan song of sorts for Kevin Klein as a Nashville Predator; he was traded to the New York Rangers two days later. Not a bad way to leave town.

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