Both the Caps and Senators desperately needed a win to keep their playoff hopes alive. Granted, hope is really all either team has at this point, with both teams having a less than 10% chance to make the postseason…but that didn’t stop these two teams from coming out to play hard, and the Caps walked away with the win.
Let’s take a closer look at the eventual game-winner, courtesy of Tom Wilson.
The Caps were up 1-0 with just a couple of minutes left in the second period. With time in the zone, the puck came around to Trevor van Riemsdyk along the wall.