TJ Oshie and Tom Wilson combined for three points in Washington’s comeback win
Halfway through the third period against the Buffalo Sabres on Wednesday, the Capitals were staring down a two-goal deficit and dwindling playoff hopes. Then, Washington’s best players took over, getting a 5-4 shootout victory.
On a pass from Nick Backstrom, Tom Wilson scored the game-tying goal in a 6-on-4 situation late in the third, two of the nine combined points by the team’s top players, including Dylan Strome, Alex Ovechkin, TJ Oshie and Evgeny Kuznetsov.
“Your players that are able to create offense and score goals have got to score goals,” Oshie said.