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Nicky, Tom, and Ovi: Every player on the Caps first line scored a goal in the first period

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The Washington Capitals had a GOAL EXPLOSION 🚨 in the first period against the Chicago Blackhawks. Every player from the team’s first line — Alex Ovechkin, Nicklas Backstrom, and Tom Wilson — scored against Blackhawks goaltender Anton Forsberg.

They did this all in an amazing three-minute and 28-second span.

Nicklas Backstrom, 11:54 1st

Backstrom started the scoring after the first line executed a beautiful set play. Wilson hit Ovechkin who then tapped a pass to Backstrom for a one-timer. Tic-tac-toe.

Backstrom’s tally snapped a person 21-game goal drought – the second-longest goalless streak of his career.

Tom Wilson, 14:53 1st

On the first line’s very next shift, they scored again. Off a face-off win, Wilson took a slick pass from Christian Djoos and then sent a blind shot on net that found Forsberg’s five hole.

Yup. What Pierre said.

Alex Ovechkin, 15:22 1st

Finally, Alex Ovechkin scored his league-leading 21st goal, cleaning up a rebound off a Tom Wilson breakaway.

That gave the Caps two goals in a ridiculous 29-second span. Forsberg was immediately pulled after this goal.

Wilson finished the period with three points (1 goal, 2 assists) while Backstrom and Ovechkin both had a goal and an assist.

The Caps went into the first intermission with a 3-1 lead.

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