Shortly after being sent off for receiving a match penalty on Wednesday night, Tom Wilson walked into the coaches’ offices in Verizon Center to take a look at the replays.
Wilson, the Washington Capitals‘ rugged third-line right wing, said the glance at the film showed him exactly what he remembered. He was trying to separate the Ottawa Senators’ Curtis Lazar from the puck late in the third period of Washington’s 2-1 victory when the two players collided, sending Lazar, who clearly wasn’t expecting a hit, tumbling to the ice.