After notching an empty-net goal, Washington Capitals forward Tom Wilson notched his first career four-point game (two goals, two assists) against the Chicago Blackhawks.
Wilson was named the first star of the game and after the final horn sounded, the Capitals forward spoke to NBCSN’s Pierre McGuire.
Late in the third period, Blackhawks forward Ryan Hartman stuck out his leg and tripped Alex Ovechkin to the ice.
It set off a wild chain of events, featuring everyone’s favorite angry human Wreck It Wilson.
The fiercest of rivalries came our way for Wednesday’s rivalry night as Chicago visited DC.
Nicklas Backstrom had not scored in 21 games. That ended tonight as he was on the finishing end of a tic-tac-toe goal to put the Caps up 1-0 in the first. Minutes later, Tom Wilson scored from the #WillySpot he always scores from to put the Caps up 2-0. But the first line wasn’t done yet. Soon enough, Wilson was stopped on a breakaway (yes, really) but Ovechkin put away the rebound to stretch the lead to 3-0. The Blackhawks made it 3-1 late in the first when Lance Bouma (who is a real NHL player) put home a rebound.
The Blackhawks dominated the second period, but Braden Holtby stayed strong. Late in the period, Brett Connolly notched a power play goal to extend the lead back to three.
In the third, Mr. Rodeo, Evgeny Kuznetsov, put the home team up 5-1. With under five minutes to play, Jonathan Toews turned an Ovechkin miscue into a breakaway goal to make the game 5-2. Tom freaking Wilson added an empty-net goal to cap off a four-point night.
Caps beat Blackhawks 6-2!
By Patrick Holden 5 years ago
Dmitry Orlov’s smile will never be the same after an errant high stick by Blackhawks forward Ryan Hartman.
NOT THE FACE.
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.
The Capitals are at home for their fourth game in a row. Tonight, they will be facing the not-so-hot Chicago Blackhawks who had a quick two-day break after playing five games in seven days. They walked away with a record of 1-2-2.
Maybe I’m about to jinx the game tonight, I don’t care, but I have been very excited to be a part of a world where the Blackhawks are considered meh. They’re hoping to make a comeback tonight, despite missing Corey Crawford who is out with a lower-body injury.
Speaking of injuries, the Capitals have some of their own that hopefully won’t affect tonight too much, but a gal can dream. TJ Oshie will not be in the lineup tonight after suffering from an upper-body injury last game. But, on the upside, Andre Burakovsky might be back before you can blink.
Game is at 8 PM on NBCSN this time, folks! Pat Holden will have your recap before you rest your eyes.
By Elyse Bailey 5 years ago
