The Washington Capitals are in the midst of trying to maintain a playoff spot, in hopes they secure one and go on a longer run than they did last year. Entering Dec. 1, the Capitals are 15-9-2 on the year, good enough for 32 points and third place in the Metropolitan Division in 26 games.
A lot of credit for landing in that spot is due to their four-game winning streak, spanning to last Monday. The Capitals defeated the Columbus Blue Jackets, Winnipeg Jets, Toronto Maple Leafs, and New York Islanders. During that stretch of games, the Capitals saw big performances from forward Tom Wilson, who scored four goals and recorded four assists.
On Monday, the NHL awarded it's three stars of the week, and Wilson secured the third star. His points total for the week were third-most in the NHL.
Capitals forward and alternate captain Tom Wilson has been named the NHL’s Third Star for the week ending Nov. 30. Wilson, 31, recorded eight points (4g, 4a) in four games, helping the Capitals go 4-0-0 during the week and continue their climb up the standings. pic.twitter.com/bQOdH0l4QX
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Wilson not only helped the Capitals climb up the division standings, but he also helped his case for cracking the Team Canada roster for the Winter Olympics in February.
Tom Wilson's big week is helping make case to secure spot on Canada's Olympic roster
As everyone hockey fan knows, the Team Canada roster for the Olympics is always stacked. After all, some of the top names in the NHL are from Canada, such as Sidney Crosby, Connor McDavid, and Nathan MacKinnon. Given the talent, there are only so many spots to go around.
Wilson is officially on the roster bubble for Team Canada. There are one, possibly two spots available for forwards. Wilson is basically in a competition with Chicago Blackhawks star Connor Bedard, San Jose Sharks stud Macklin Celebrini, Montreal Canadiens captain Nick Suzuki, and Jets center Mark Scheifele. Bedard and Celebrini are currently on unreal tears, as they both rank near the top of the league in points recorded. Suzuki is a true playmaker, and Scheifele is a consistent producer.
Wilson is an old school hockey player. He is one of the most hated players amongst other fan bases. He can dish out huge hits to opposing stars and fight to pester the other team. But Wilson isn't the stereotypical goon, fourth liner. He can put up points and score goals too. This season alone, Wilson has 15 goals and 14 assists for 29 points through 26 games. That is truly impressive.
Before the season, Wilson brought up how there isn't much time for Olympic hopefuls to make their case, considering rosters are finalized by the end of December.
"For all those Olympic hopefuls, you don't have a lot of opportunity to gracefully dip your toes in the water to start the year. It's a small runway before they start announcing rosters and stuff like that," said Wilson, h/t Greg Wyshynski of ESPN.
Wilson has made the most of it so far. Team Canada already had a difficult job of finalizing their rosters. Wilson is making their decisions even more difficult with his stellar play.