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Washington Capitals Stars Of The Week: 10/7-10/13

By CJ Witt

DALLAS, TX - OCTOBER 12: Washington Capitals defenseman John Carlson (74) looks to pass the puck during the game between the Dallas Stars and the Washington Capitals on October 12, 2019 at the American Airlines Center in Dallas, Texas. (Photo by Matthew Pearce/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)
DALLAS, TX - OCTOBER 12: Washington Capitals defenseman John Carlson (74) looks to pass the puck during the game between the Dallas Stars and the Washington Capitals on October 12, 2019 at the American Airlines Center in Dallas, Texas. (Photo by Matthew Pearce/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) /
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DALLAS, TX – OCTOBER 12: Tom Wilson #43 of Washington Capitals celebrates a goal against the Dallas Stars at the American Airlines Center on October 12, 2019 in Dallas, Texas. (Photo by Glenn James/NHLI via Getty Images)
DALLAS, TX – OCTOBER 12: Tom Wilson #43 of Washington Capitals celebrates a goal against the Dallas Stars at the American Airlines Center on October 12, 2019 in Dallas, Texas. (Photo by Glenn James/NHLI via Getty Images) /

Tom Wilson

Like I said, I don’t think a ton of guys stood out this past week. Last week it was Jakub Vrana who was clearly a star of the week. This week, nobody jumped out like that. But there was one noticeable line pretty much all week and Tom Wilson was a part of that line.

We mentioned Carlson’s seven points last week, Wilson was one of the guys who tied for second place with four points and all of his points were primary points (no secondary assists). That includes one heck of a shorthanded snipe against the Predators on Thursday night. He had a pretty good week on special teams burying a power play goal early vs Dallas on Saturday.

Wilson honestly had average advanced stats posting a 49.35 shot attempts percentage and just a 50% scoring chance for percentage.

Individually he had a pretty good week though. He was one of the five guys tied for second in individual scoring chances with 6. He also tied for first with Brendan Leipsic in individual high danger attempts for with four.

He was also, unsurprisingly, among the team lead in hits with six. The leaders being Tyler Lewington and Radko Gudas, both with seven hits on the week.

It’s not the best week you’ll ever see for a player. Wilson however did put up points, goals and was noticeable pretty much all week. What more could you ask for? I think he deserves one of our stars of the week.

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