WASHINGTON — It was quite the Halloween night for the Washington Capitals, filled with tricks, treats, pucks and everything in between.
Alex Ovechkin had a goal and two assists, while Tom Wilson supplied a Gordie Howe hat trick — surprisingly, the first of his career — en route to a 6-3 win over the Montreal Canadiens.
Here's what they had to say following the victory, live from the locker room.
Alex Ovechkin
On the Capitals' surge: "Yeah like, right now, we feel fun. We support each other, when you win the games, the kind of atmosphere always like that from the coaches, from the players. I hope it's going to continue like that, but we have to — it doesn't matter what's going to happen, because it's a long season. It's going to be ups and downs obviously, so we have to stick together no matter what."
On his scoring: "I can see empty netters, you know? (Strome) and Pro find me out there and I almost miss it, too, so. Kept it on the ice, so."
Aliaksei Protas
On how fun it is to watch Alex Ovechkin right now: "It's awesome. He celebrates like it's his first NHL goal. He's chasing something unreal... it's special... it just shows his hunger to score."
Connor McMichael
Tom Wilson
On his first career Gordie Howe hat trick: “It’s funny. It’s been a long career. My first goal and my first assist were in the same game, and Matt Carkner grabbed me with like 10 seconds left in the game. I was 18 or 19 years old and (he) said, ‘Do you want one?’ I said, 'I just want to celebrate my first goal.’ Fun to get that one under the belt.”