Washington Capitals: Top 3 best moments of 2021 season

#1 Fight Night at MSG and an emotional hat trick

It was an emotional 4-2 win over the New York Rangers at Madison Square Garden in more ways than one. It started with Tom Wilson leveling Artemi Panarin two nights prior. His punishment? A slap on the wrist $5,000 fine. The Rangers and their fans were furious and the team even put out a statement calling out the NHL and Wilson’s “horrifying act of violence”.

With emotions running high, the forwards, all six of them, dropped the gloves when the puck was dropped. There were six fights in the first five minutes and Wilson even left the game after the first period.

T.J. Oshie scored two goals on the power play in the second period. The first was 12 seconds in as Oshie glided down the ice for the snipe. Oshie’s second came on a rebound in front of the net. The second one came at 8:26. Nic Dowd made it 3-0 with a redirection in front of the net at 14:48.

Oshie completed the hat trick in the third period with an empty net goal. After the game, the team celebrated by singing Oshie’s goal song “Country Roads” by John Denver in the locker room.

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