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Capitals: Top 3 winners against the Penguins

By Michael Marzzacco

T.J. Oshie, Washington Capitals (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)
T.J. Oshie, Washington Capitals (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images) /
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NEW YORK, NEW YORK – MARCH 05: (L-R) Ilya Kovalchuk #17 and T.J. Oshie #77 of the Washington Capitals arrive for the game against the New York Rangers at Madison Square Garden on March 05, 2020 in New York City. (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)
NEW YORK, NEW YORK – MARCH 05: (L-R) Ilya Kovalchuk #17 and T.J. Oshie #77 of the Washington Capitals arrive for the game against the New York Rangers at Madison Square Garden on March 05, 2020 in New York City. (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images) /

T.J. Oshie

The Oshbabe aka T.J. Oshie is now ranked second on the Caps behind Alex Ovechkin in goals after he scored his 26th goal of the season on Saturday. It gave Oshie six goals in his last eight games against the Penguins proving his clutchness against Pittsburgh.

After the Penguins got two back when the Caps went up 4-0 it was Oshie to silence the house. Oshie took a centering pass from Nicklas Backstrom and fired it right up the middle.

Backstrom’s assist was his 42nd of the season. He’s on pace to record 50 assists this season which would mark his seventh consecutive 50 assist season. Backstrom would be the only player in the NHL with an active streak that high.

Oshie told Mike Vogel of WashingtonCaps.com after the game:

"“I think the win means a lot but I think the way we played means more. Obviously we give up a couple there late, but from the top all the way down, everyone had the same effort tonight. Dowder’s line and Lars [Eller’s] line, they bring that effort every night. When we get the top two [lines] working that same way, we’re going to have success and we’re going to be hard to beat.”"

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