Capitals Beat Maple Leafs 5-4, Tie Arrangement At 2 Recreations Each
Washington coach Barry Trotz tried Tom Wilson on his third line, and it paid
off in a big way. Wilson scored twice and saved a goal from his own net, and the Capitals beat
the Toronto Maple Leafs 5-4 on Wednesday night to tie their first-round playoff
series at two games apiece.
T.J. Oshie also had two goals and Alex Ovechkin scored his third goal of the
playoffs as the top-seeded Capitals regained momentum with the series shifting
back to Washington for Game 5 on Friday night. Wilson also scored the overtime
winner in Game 1. The Toronto native had seven goals in 82 games this season. Wilson's play has earned the confidence of Trotz, who put the winger on
Washington's third line alongside Andre Burakovsky and Lars Eller.
"I thought all our guys stepped up tonight," Wilson said. Zach
Hyman, James van Riemsdyk, Auston Matthews and Tyler Bozak scored for Toronto,
which was coming off a 4-3 overtime win on Monday night. Frederik Andersen
stopped 22 shots. Matthews scored his second of the series at 12 minutes, but Oshie restored
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