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This Is What It Looks Like To Stare Down a Tom Wilson Bodycheck

Capitals forward Tom Wilson is a massive human. The 6’4″, 215-pound checking-line forward is a great skater who uses his speed and power to separate players from pucks and tire out opposing teams with bodychechecks. Wilson ranks 26th in hits per game (3.1). During his three seasons in the NHL, Wilson has had a few notable hits.

Like this hit on Lubomir Visnovsky. Or that time he checked three Blue Jackets at once. Or that time he checked Derrick Pouliot’s hair out of its helmet. Or that time he leveled Christian Ehrhoff twice on the same play.

So what does it look like to stare down one of these beefy Tom Wilson bodychecks? Thanks to NBCSN, we now know: it’s scary.

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By Ian Oland 5 years ago

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Analyses of All Six Goals the Caps Gave Up to the Penguins

It’s never fun to watch the Caps lose — especially when it’s a 6-2 drubbing at the hands of the Pittsburgh Penguins on national television. The Caps came out hard, but could not handle the Pens’ speed, falling behind two goals in the game’s first ten minutes. The Pens would pull away later in the second and third period, scoring four unanswered goals.

The Caps gave up five even-strength goals. Dmitry Orlov and Brooks Orpik were on the ice for four of the Pens’ six tallies.

“We got exactly what we deserved tonight,” Barry Trotz said after the game.

“I’m not going to let guys off the hook,” Trotz continued. “There’s no excuse for the sloppy play and the lack of execution when the heat was on. We had some guys who were not strong tonight. You can’t do that against a team that’s trending well. They’re probably the hottest team [in the NHL].”

Let’s take a look at the Pens six goals and see what patterns we find.

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By Ian Oland 5 years ago

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Sunday Evening Coming Down: Penguins beat Caps 6-2

The Washington Capitals and the Pittsburgh Penguins played a chaotic slobberknocker of hockey for an hour on Sunday night.

Bryan Rust and Trevor Daley put the Pens ahead in the first period. Jason Chimera and Andre Burakovsky tied the game in the second, but Tom Kuhnhackl gave Pittsburgh the lead after forty, which Matt Cullen and Chris Kunitz extended in the third. Holtby got pulled, and then Justin Schultz welcomed Philipp Grubauer to the game.

Wow. That was brutal. Pens beat Caps 6-2.

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By Peter Hassett 5 years ago

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Here’s TJ Oshie Trying to Beat the Tar Out of Sidney Crosby

The Caps-Pens game became a complete gong show in the second period and surprise, surprise, Sidney Crosby was in the middle of it.

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By Ian Oland 5 years ago

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Ronaldo, I Mean, Jason Chimera Scores Off the Header

There are many ways to appreciate the 18th goal of Jason Chimera’s season, scored in the second period of Sunday’s Caps-Pens game.

At age 36, Chimera likely to set a career high in goals.
Chimera tackled Penguins goalie Marc-Andre Fleury after scoring.
*The puck went in after striking Chimera’s freaking helmet*

You have to see this.

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By Ian Oland 5 years ago

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Caps at Penguins Pregame: No Slouch

This evening’s foe, the Pittsburgh Penguins, played yesterday, defeating the Flyers’ 4-1. A tired Penguins team might imply good things for Sunday’s game, but Pittsburgh star Sidney Crosby played just 19:56 on Saturday– the first time he’s ducked under 20 minutes since Evgeni Malkin went out with injury a week ago.

Don’t believe the hype. The Penguins have rebounded since canning Mike Johnston, and they’ve been genuinely fearsome since the trade deadline. This will be a tough game.

Puck drop is at 6 PM on NBC Sports.

Team	Record	Possession	PDO	Power Play	Penalty Kill
Washington Capitals	51-14-5	51.3%	101.8	23.2% (1st)	84.1% (4th)
Pittsburgh Penguins	39-24-8	52.5%	100.4	17.8% (19th)	83.8% (6th)

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By Peter Hassett 5 years ago

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