Arbor Xhekaj of the Montreal Canadiens hasn't played all that many games in the NHL yet, but he's already earned a reputation for taking on all challengers. Xhekaj continued building on that rep Thursday night, taking on Tanner Jeannot of the Nashville Predators. Jeannot is certainly no stranger to the rough stuff. It took a second for the swings to start happening, but there was no shortage of them once they did. A good, intense battle with some hard shots getting in hear the end.

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JANUARY 12 |430 ANSWERS
Arbor Xhekaj and Tanner Jeannot drop the gloves for an intense bout (video)

Who won the bout?

Xhekaj
232
54 %
Jeannot
44
10.2 %
Draw
113
26.3 %
Can't decide
41
9.5 %

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