The Washington Capitals got a big win against the Ottawa Senators in a crazy game with a lot of goals. They came out on top 7-5 behind a hat trick from T.J. Oshie. But there were three studs that separated themselves from the pack.
#3 Connor McMichael
With his family in the stands, Capitals 2019 first round pick Connor McMichael picked a perfect time to record his first career NHL points. His first came on T.J. Oshie’s first goal of the night in the form of a secondary assist. His second came on Oshie’s hat trick.
Coming home with a couple of points - for the team and the rook pic.twitter.com/OqW0w6bBdF
— Washington Capitals (@Capitals) October 26, 2021
McMichael talked about his family being there for his first NHL points:
"“It’s cool they could be here for it. It is a lot of fun and I’m happy I could share the moment with them.”"
"“It was cool. I had that in the back of my mind the whole game.”"
"It's cool that they could be here for it... i'm happy I could share the moment with them"@con91mcmichael on his first NHL points with his family in the building #ALLCAPS pic.twitter.com/7QjGZevQIF
— Washington Capitals (@Capitals) October 26, 2021
McMichael finished his night skating a career high 14:01. He was on a line with Oshie and Anthony Mantha on the second. It was just his fourth NHL game. With Nicklas Backstrom absent and now Nic Dowd day to day with a lower body injury it’s good to see the youngsters like McMichael and Hendrix Lapierre step up.