If he hadn't reacted the way he did, there wouldn't have been a penalty. There was no reason to retaliate. Not against this team, not in the playoffs.
First hit was okay. Then he gets cross checked in the back and smacked around by Oleksy. Is he supposed to just bow down?
Crapitals fans looking like chimps in the zoo with all the glass banging. They are by far the worst offenders in the NHL with that crap.