#2 John Carlson
John Carlson notched his third goal of the season in the third period last night to tie the game at four. With the goal Carlson passed Dave Ellett (153) for the 10th most goals by an American born defenseman in NHL history. It was a blast that was unassisted at 10:30 that completely changed the course of the game and the night for the home crowd in Tampa and the visiting Caps fans and Mentors' in attendance.
carly's keeping us in it pic.twitter.com/JEjWLG23Bu
— Washington Capitals (@Capitals) November 28, 2024
The comeback ignited reslilency and Capitals coach Spencer Carbery talked about that per Mike Vogel of WashCaps.com:
"(Resiliency) is the word, showing the character of the group once again. It was a tough start to the game: it just felt like we were overwhelmed a little bit. We couldn't handle a puck and were back on our heels to get out of that (first) period. But that just speaks to our group once again; we just wouldn't ride off into the sunset and just let it be an off night. The guys made a decision in the second period; they were going to find a way to dig in and get to our game. "Spencer Carbery
Last but simply not least, number one.