Tom Wilson scores hours after grandfather's death to lead inspired Capitals by reeling Pens 6-0

— Tom Wilson made a trip home to Toronto last week to see his ailing grandfather, Jake Avery, one final time.
Mar 8, 2024, 04:37 pm - AP
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1st PeriodWSHPIT
1:51Tom Wilson (14) (Shorthanded)
Assists: Beck Malenstyn (11)
10
2nd PeriodWSHPIT
0:30Alex Ovechkin (18) (Power Play)
Assists: Dylan Strome (26), John Carlson (31)
20
3:16Nick Jensen (1)
Assists: Beck Malenstyn (12)
30
8:50Hendrix Lapierre (6)
Assists: Trevor van Riemsdyk (9), Alex Ovechkin (29)
40
16:21Ivan Miroshnichenko (1)
Assists: Dylan Strome (27), Sonny Milano (6)
50
3rd PeriodWSHPIT
2:13Sonny Milano (9)
Assists: Alexander Alexeyev (1), Dylan Strome (28)
60

Shot Chart

NHL Shot Chart
  • Sidney Crosby Backhand saved by Charlie Lindgren
  • Rickard Rakell Wrist Shot saved by Charlie Lindgren
  • Rickard Rakell Wrist Shot saved by Charlie Lindgren
  • Rickard Rakell Wrist Shot saved by Charlie Lindgren
  • Rickard Rakell Wrist Shot saved by Charlie Lindgren
  • Jeff Carter Wrist Shot Wide Left
  • Emil Bemstrom Wrist Shot saved by Charlie Lindgren
  • Noel Acciari faceoff won against Connor McMichael
  • Evgeni Malkin faceoff won against Connor McMichael
  • Marcus Pettersson Wrist Shot Wide Right
  • Evgeni Malkin faceoff won against Michael Sgarbossa
  • Valtteri Puustinen hit Beck Malenstyn
  • Rickard Rakell Wrist Shot saved by Charlie Lindgren
  • Rasmus Sandin shot blocked by Noel Acciari
  • Takeaway by Emil Bemstrom
  • Takeaway by Noel Acciari
  • Ryan Graves High-sticking - double minor against Tom Wilson
  • Noel Acciari faceoff won against Dylan Strome
  • Marcus Pettersson Wrist Shot saved by Charlie Lindgren
  • Jonathan Gruden Snap Shot saved by Charlie Lindgren
  • Rasmus Sandin shot blocked by Reilly Smith
  • Marcus Pettersson hit Sonny Milano
  • Rickard Rakell hit Ethan Bear
  • Noel Acciari faceoff won against Hendrix Lapierre
  • Jesse Puljujarvi hit Aliaksei Protas
  • Kris Letang Wrist Shot saved by Charlie Lindgren
  • Takeaway by Lars Eller
  • Ivan Miroshnichenko shot blocked by Ryan Graves
  • Takeaway by Jansen Harkins
  • Jansen Harkins hit Ethan Bear
  • Giveaway by Erik Karlsson
  • Emil Bemstrom Wrist Shot saved by Charlie Lindgren
  • Sidney Crosby faceoff won against Connor McMichael
  • Kris Letang shot blocked by Rickard Rakell
  • Evgeni Malkin faceoff won against Dylan Strome
  • Erik Karlsson hit Sonny Milano
  • Chad Ruhwedel hit Hendrix Lapierre
  • Jonathan Gruden hit Rasmus Sandin
  • Jonathan Gruden hit Nicolas Aube-Kubel
  • Kris Letang Wrist Shot saved by Charlie Lindgren
  • Sidney Crosby faceoff won against Beck Malenstyn
  • Sidney Crosby faceoff won against Connor McMichael
  • Valtteri Puustinen Wrist Shot saved by Charlie Lindgren
  • Beck Malenstyn shot blocked by Marcus Pettersson
  • Noel Acciari faceoff won against Dylan Strome
  • Jeff Carter Backhand saved by Charlie Lindgren
  • Noel Acciari shot blocked by Jeff Carter
  • Jansen Harkins Slashing against Charlie Lindgren
  • Lars Eller faceoff won against Dylan Strome
  • John Carlson shot blocked by Kris Letang
  • Takeaway by Kris Letang
  • Giveaway by Kris Letang
  • John Carlson shot blocked by Marcus Pettersson
  • Sidney Crosby Snap Shot saved by Charlie Lindgren
  • Sidney Crosby Backhand saved by Charlie Lindgren
  • Reilly Smith faceoff won against Hendrix Lapierre
  • Ryan Graves Wrist Shot Wide Left
  • Sidney Crosby faceoff won against Dylan Strome
  • Kris Letang hit Beck Malenstyn
  • Giveaway by Jesse Puljujarvi
  • Lars Eller faceoff won against Michael Sgarbossa
  • Lars Eller Poke saved by Charlie Lindgren
  • Sidney Crosby faceoff won against Connor McMichael
  • Noel Acciari faceoff won against Hendrix Lapierre
  • Jonathan Gruden hit Michael Sgarbossa
  • Jansen Harkins Fighting against Beck Malenstyn
  • Reilly Smith Wrist Shot saved by Charlie Lindgren
  • Noel Acciari hit Ethan Bear
  • Jesse Puljujarvi hit Alexander Alexeyev
  • Ethan Bear shot blocked by Chad Ruhwedel
  • Emil Bemstrom Wrist Shot saved by Charlie Lindgren
  • Sidney Crosby hit Tom Wilson
  • Lars Eller Wrist Shot High and Wide Right
  • Sidney Crosby Snap Shot saved by Charlie Lindgren
  • Sidney Crosby Backhand saved by Charlie Lindgren
  • Sidney Crosby Backhand saved by Charlie Lindgren
  • Evgeni Malkin Wrist Shot Wide Left
  • Noel Acciari faceoff won against Michael Sgarbossa
  • Chad Ruhwedel Wrist Shot saved by Charlie Lindgren
  • Jesse Puljujarvi hit Beck Malenstyn
  • Noel Acciari hit Tom Wilson
  • Jesse Puljujarvi hit Rasmus Sandin
  • Takeaway by Pierre-Olivier Joseph
  • Lars Eller Wrist Shot saved by Charlie Lindgren
  • Lars Eller hit Alexander Alexeyev
  • Giveaway by Erik Karlsson
  • Ivan Miroshnichenko shot blocked by Erik Karlsson
  • Sidney Crosby faceoff won against Dylan Strome
  • Ryan Graves Wrist Shot saved by Charlie Lindgren
  • Rickard Rakell hit Rasmus Sandin
  • Lars Eller Tip-In saved by Charlie Lindgren
  • Erik Karlsson Wrist Shot saved by Charlie Lindgren
  • Giveaway by Erik Karlsson
  • Reilly Smith hit Beck Malenstyn
  • Emil Bemstrom Wrist Shot saved by Charlie Lindgren
  • Reilly Smith Backhand saved by Charlie Lindgren
  • Kris Letang Wrist Shot Wide Right
  • Tom Wilson shot blocked by Kris Letang
  • Nick Jensen shot blocked by Marcus Pettersson
  • Alexander Alexeyev shot blocked by Noel Acciari
  • Alexander Alexeyev shot blocked by Emil Bemstrom
  • Giveaway by Alex Nedeljkovic
  • Jeff Carter Wrist Shot saved by Charlie Lindgren
  • Sidney Crosby Wrist Shot saved by Charlie Lindgren
  • Noel Acciari faceoff won against Connor McMichael
  • Jeff Carter hit Rasmus Sandin
  • Giveaway by Evgeni Malkin
  • Chad Ruhwedel Hooking against Aliaksei Protas
  • Reilly Smith Wrist Shot Above Crossbar
  • Alex Ovechkin shot blocked by Pierre-Olivier Joseph
  • Giveaway by Alex Nedeljkovic
  • Jeff Carter Wrist Shot saved by Charlie Lindgren
  • Sidney Crosby faceoff won against Connor McMichael
  • Giveaway by Valtteri Puustinen
  • Giveaway by Lars Eller
  • Evgeni Malkin Slap Shot Wide Right
  • Reilly Smith Batted Wide Left
  • Kris Letang hit Nicolas Aube-Kubel
  • Evgeni Malkin Tripping against Beck Malenstyn
  • Lars Eller faceoff won against Hendrix Lapierre
  • Giveaway by Kris Letang
  • Lars Eller Snap Shot saved by Charlie Lindgren
  • Takeaway by Jeff Carter
  • Jeff Carter Wrist Shot saved by Charlie Lindgren
  • Evgeni Malkin faceoff won against Michael Sgarbossa
  • Sidney Crosby Snap Shot saved by Charlie Lindgren
  • Erik Karlsson Wrist Shot saved by Charlie Lindgren
  • Emil Bemstrom Wrist Shot saved by Charlie Lindgren
  • Noel Acciari Wrist Shot saved by Charlie Lindgren
  • Lars Eller faceoff won against Tom Wilson
  • Valtteri Puustinen Wrist Shot Above Crossbar
  • Valtteri Puustinen Wrist Shot Wide Right
  • Giveaway by Valtteri Puustinen
  • Emil Bemstrom Snap Shot saved by Charlie Lindgren
  • Takeaway by Rickard Rakell
  • Evgeni Malkin faceoff won against Connor McMichael
  • Valtteri Puustinen Wrist Shot Wide Right
  • Giveaway by Reilly Smith
  • Chad Ruhwedel hit Beck Malenstyn
  • Connor McMichael High-sticking against Sidney Crosby
  • Tom Wilson faceoff won against Sidney Crosby
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Michael Sgarbossa faceoff won against Sidney Crosby
  • Evgeni Malkin shot blocked by Alexander Alexeyev
  • Tom Wilson Wrist Shot Hit Right Post
  • Tom Wilson Goal (14) Batted, assists: Beck Malenstyn (11)
  • Erik Karlsson shot blocked by Aliaksei Protas
  • Puck in Crowd
  • Icing
  • Puck in Netting
  • Ryan Graves shot blocked by Nicolas Aube-Kubel
  • Beck Malenstyn Backhand saved by Tristan Jarry
  • John Carlson Slap Shot saved by Tristan Jarry
  • Icing
  • Dylan Strome faceoff won against Sidney Crosby
  • Takeaway by Ivan Miroshnichenko
  • Ivan Miroshnichenko hit Marcus Pettersson
  • Rasmus Sandin Snap Shot saved by Tristan Jarry
  • Ivan Miroshnichenko Backhand saved by Tristan Jarry
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Hendrix Lapierre faceoff won against Emil Bemstrom
  • Michael Sgarbossa Deflected saved by Tristan Jarry
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Dylan Strome faceoff won against Lars Eller
  • Alex Ovechkin Slap Shot Above Crossbar
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Dylan Strome faceoff won against Noel Acciari
  • Max Pacioretty Slap Shot saved by Tristan Jarry
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Connor McMichael faceoff won against Lars Eller
  • Rasmus Sandin Snap Shot saved by Tristan Jarry
  • Giveaway by John Carlson
  • Max Pacioretty Snap Shot saved by Tristan Jarry
  • Rasmus Sandin Wrist Shot Wide Left
  • Sonny Milano Wrist Shot saved by Tristan Jarry
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Dylan Strome faceoff won against Sidney Crosby
  • Ivan Miroshnichenko Deflected saved by Tristan Jarry
  • Sidney Crosby shot blocked by Dylan Strome
  • Beck Malenstyn Backhand saved by Tristan Jarry
  • Icing
  • Hendrix Lapierre faceoff won against Lars Eller
  • Alex Ovechkin Wrist Shot Hit Right Post
  • Puck in Netting
  • Giveaway by Hendrix Lapierre
  • Alexander Alexeyev Slap Shot saved by Tristan Jarry
  • Puck in Netting
  • Dylan Strome faceoff won against Jeff Carter
  • Jeff Carter shot blocked by Alexander Alexeyev
  • Michael Sgarbossa Tip-In saved by Tristan Jarry
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Connor McMichael faceoff won against Sidney Crosby
  • High Stick
  • Giveaway by Rasmus Sandin
  • Max Pacioretty hit Lars Eller
  • Icing
  • Puck in Netting
  • John Carlson hit Lars Eller
  • Beck Malenstyn hit Rickard Rakell
  • Icing
  • Giveaway by Connor McMichael
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Michael Sgarbossa faceoff won against Evgeni Malkin
  • Nicolas Aube-Kubel hit Erik Karlsson
  • Michael Sgarbossa Wrist Shot saved by Tristan Jarry
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Dylan Strome Deflected saved by Tristan Jarry
  • Alex Ovechkin Goal (18) Wrist Shot, assists: Dylan Strome (26), John Carlson (31)
  • On-Ice Official
  • Off-side
  • Hand Pass
  • Beck Malenstyn Wrist Shot saved by Tristan Jarry
  • Nick Jensen Wrist Shot saved by Tristan Jarry
  • Nick Jensen Goal (1) Wrist Shot, assists: Beck Malenstyn (12)
  • Puck in Netting
  • Off-side
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Connor McMichael faceoff won against Sidney Crosby
  • Icing
  • Max Pacioretty Wrist Shot saved by Tristan Jarry
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Giveaway by Hendrix Lapierre
  • Chad Ruhwedel shot blocked by Alex Ovechkin
  • Nicolas Aube-Kubel hit Jonathan Gruden
  • Beck Malenstyn Fighting against Jansen Harkins
  • TV Timeout
  • Connor McMichael faceoff won against Lars Eller
  • Off-side
  • Reilly Smith shot blocked by Rasmus Sandin
  • Max Pacioretty hit Erik Karlsson
  • Hendrix Lapierre Goal (6) Wrist Shot, assists: Trevor van Riemsdyk (9), Alex Ovechkin (29)
  • Ethan Bear Wrist Shot Wide Left
  • Marcus Pettersson shot blocked by Tom Wilson
  • Tom Wilson hit Marcus Pettersson
  • Max Pacioretty Hooking against Kris Letang
  • TV Timeout
  • Connor McMichael faceoff won against Lars Eller
  • Valtteri Puustinen shot blocked by Nick Jensen
  • Jesse Puljujarvi shot blocked by Dylan Strome
  • Puck in Netting
  • Sidney Crosby shot blocked by Ethan Bear
  • Beck Malenstyn hit Chad Ruhwedel
  • Tom Wilson Wrist Shot Wide Left
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Connor McMichael faceoff won against Lars Eller
  • Puck in Netting
  • Dylan Strome Snap Shot saved by Alex Nedeljkovic
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Dylan Strome faceoff won against Sidney Crosby
  • John Carlson Slap Shot Wide Left
  • Dylan Strome Backhand Wide Left
  • Ivan Miroshnichenko Goal (1) Wrist Shot, assists: Dylan Strome (27), Sonny Milano (6)
  • Noel Acciari shot blocked by Ethan Bear
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Michael Sgarbossa faceoff won against Noel Acciari
  • Nicolas Aube-Kubel hit Noel Acciari
  • Rasmus Sandin Roughing against Lars Eller
  • Tom Wilson faceoff won against Lars Eller
  • Lars Eller shot blocked by Connor McMichael
  • Kris Letang shot blocked by Alexander Alexeyev
  • Kris Letang shot blocked by Beck Malenstyn
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Michael Sgarbossa faceoff won against Noel Acciari
  • Giveaway by Nicolas Aube-Kubel
  • Ivan Miroshnichenko Tip-In Wide Right
  • Alexander Alexeyev hit Noel Acciari
  • Sonny Milano Goal (9) Snap Shot, assists: Alexander Alexeyev (1), Dylan Strome (28)
  • Puck in Netting
  • Michael Sgarbossa faceoff won against Sidney Crosby
  • Nicolas Aube-Kubel Tip-In saved by Alex Nedeljkovic
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Connor McMichael faceoff won against Noel Acciari
  • Max Pacioretty Slap Shot Wide Right
  • Nick Jensen Wrist Shot saved by Alex Nedeljkovic
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Dylan Strome faceoff won against Lars Eller
  • Alex Ovechkin shot blocked by Hendrix Lapierre
  • Hendrix Lapierre hit Lars Eller
  • Giveaway by Rasmus Sandin
  • Erik Karlsson shot blocked by Trevor van Riemsdyk
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Connor McMichael Wrist Shot saved by Alex Nedeljkovic
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Michael Sgarbossa faceoff won against Evgeni Malkin
  • Nicolas Aube-Kubel Slap Shot Wide Left
  • Beck Malenstyn Snap Shot Wide Right
  • TV Timeout
  • Max Pacioretty Wrist Shot saved by Alex Nedeljkovic
  • Icing
  • Icing
  • Beck Malenstyn faceoff won against Evgeni Malkin
  • Giveaway by John Carlson
  • Kris Letang shot blocked by John Carlson
  • Nicolas Aube-Kubel hit Kris Letang
  • Takeaway by Nicolas Aube-Kubel
  • Nicolas Aube-Kubel Snap Shot Above Crossbar
  • Ivan Miroshnichenko Delaying Game - Puck over glass
  • TV Timeout
  • Erik Karlsson shot blocked by John Carlson
  • Erik Karlsson shot blocked by John Carlson
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Connor McMichael faceoff won against Sidney Crosby
  • Erik Karlsson shot blocked by Dylan Strome
  • Puck in Crowd
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