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Tom Wilson’s heavy hit on Alexandre Carrier helped shift momentum during the Washington Capitals' 5-2 win over the Montreal Canadiens in Game 4 on Sunday night.
While some people from the Canadiens organization pointed to the hit as a pivotal moment impacting the outcome of the game, captain Nick Suzuki saw it differently.
Speaking after the game, Suzuki dismissed the suggestion that Wilson’s bodycheck changed the direction of the contest.
"I don’t think the hit really changed anything other than they kind of went down the other way and just had a weird bounce off of Cole and went in," Suzuki said. "I thought we carried the play in the third, just a couple tough bounces in the last one.
"It’s a tough play, I got to watch it again, but it’s a crappy feeling right now. We got to move on really quickly."
Wilson’s check on Carrier, delivered early in the third period, directly preceded Brandon Duhaime’s game-tying goal for Washington.
The play unfolded as Jakob Chychrun lofted the puck into Montreal’s zone, where it took an awkward deflection before Duhaime buried it past Canadiens goalie Jakub Dobes.
Following the sequence, the Capitals scored three more goals, including back-to-back empty-netters from Duhaime and Wilson, to seize a 3-1 series lead.
The Canadiens, who entered the final period up 2-1 on goals from Juraj Slafkovsky and Cole Caufield, could not recover after the game was tied following Wilson's hit.
Montreal Canadiens forward Nick Suzuki (14) celebrates after scoring a goal against the Washington Capitals at the Bell Centre.Eric Bolte-Imagn Images
Suzuki’s comments contrasted with those of Dobes and head coach Martin St. Louis.
Dobes suggested the referees should have stopped play after the hit, calling it "kind of a scary hit."
"I felt like it should’ve been a whistle," Dobes said.
St. Louis described the officiating decisions as "hard to watch."
"I’ll be careful with my words, but it’s hard to watch some of these calls," St. Louis said. "To me tonight, one of the mandates was about embellishing tonight."
Wilson, who was fined the maximum allowable amount following his fight against Josh Anderson in Game 3, finished Sunday’s game with a goal, six hits, and no penalties.
The Capitals can now close out the series with a win in Game 5 on Wednesday night at Capital One Arena.
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While some people from the Canadiens organization pointed to the hit as a pivotal moment impacting the outcome of the game, captain Nick Suzuki saw it differently.
Speaking after the game, Suzuki dismissed the suggestion that Wilson’s bodycheck changed the direction of the contest.
"I don’t think the hit really changed anything other than they kind of went down the other way and just had a weird bounce off of Cole and went in," Suzuki said. "I thought we carried the play in the third, just a couple tough bounces in the last one.
"It’s a tough play, I got to watch it again, but it’s a crappy feeling right now. We got to move on really quickly."
Wilson’s check on Carrier, delivered early in the third period, directly preceded Brandon Duhaime’s game-tying goal for Washington.
The play unfolded as Jakob Chychrun lofted the puck into Montreal’s zone, where it took an awkward deflection before Duhaime buried it past Canadiens goalie Jakub Dobes.
Following the sequence, the Capitals scored three more goals, including back-to-back empty-netters from Duhaime and Wilson, to seize a 3-1 series lead.
The Canadiens, who entered the final period up 2-1 on goals from Juraj Slafkovsky and Cole Caufield, could not recover after the game was tied following Wilson's hit.
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Montreal Canadiens forward Nick Suzuki (14) celebrates after scoring a goal against the Washington Capitals at the Bell Centre.Eric Bolte-Imagn Images
Suzuki’s comments contrasted with those of Dobes and head coach Martin St. Louis.
Dobes suggested the referees should have stopped play after the hit, calling it "kind of a scary hit."
"I felt like it should’ve been a whistle," Dobes said.
St. Louis described the officiating decisions as "hard to watch."
"I’ll be careful with my words, but it’s hard to watch some of these calls," St. Louis said. "To me tonight, one of the mandates was about embellishing tonight."
Wilson, who was fined the maximum allowable amount following his fight against Josh Anderson in Game 3, finished Sunday’s game with a goal, six hits, and no penalties.
The Capitals can now close out the series with a win in Game 5 on Wednesday night at Capital One Arena.
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