Watch: Kesler drops Carter with devastating right
Gary A. Vasquez / USA TODAY Sports
Jeff Carter's first scrap in a Los Angeles Kings uniform didn't end well.
Anaheim Ducks forward Ryan Kesler earned an economical victory in a fight with the Kings' top scorer in Saturday's heated matinee clash, flooring him with one punch.
Seeing red after being stung by the elbow of Carter earlier in the shift, Kesler deserves credit for not following up his heavy right with additional shots when Carter got up to his feet.
Carter last fought more than six years ago when he was a member of the Philadelphia Flyers.
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