The Tops And Wizards Convey A Twofold Dosage Of Edgy Dramatization
- The Capitals — clinging to a terrifying two-goal lead — were forced to kill nearly two minutes of a two-man Toronto Maple Leafs advantage on fresh ice.
- The Wizards saw the third quarter come to a close, still down four points, and with just about all their best frontcourt players having been awarded personal fouls by the dozen, with little parachutes carrying additional personal fouls drifting down from the rafters.
- The Maple Leafs scored to draw within a single goal, having turned a simmering three-goal broth into a raging Red Bull boil.
And so, at various points between 9:00 and 9:30, Wizards
fans felt like this. While Caps fans felt like this. Then T.J. Oshie scored an insurance goal, John Wall and
Bradley Beal activated their powers of invincibility, both teams hung on
through a final few heart murmurs, and everyone was a winner.
The Caps evened their series at 2-2 and are headed back to
Verizon Center with home-ice intact.