T. J. Oshie to make Washington one step closer to the conference victory

Capitals have got a place in the NHL playoffs; meanwhile, the team is going to end the regular tournament in first position. A victory over the Rangers makes them one step closer to such a goal.

Three more games to play

Representatives of Washington have won 5 out of seven last matches, and Capitals have been staying at the Eastern Conference’s leading position with 73 points. Penguins have collected the same number of points; meanwhile, they are in second place due to some additional indicators. Furthermore, the representatives of Pittsburgh have played 54 matches (compared to 53 games by Capitals).

The Eastern conference knows all the four participants of the upcoming playoffs: Washington, Boston, Pittsburgh, and Islanders continue their fight for the Stanley Cup, and four other conference members cease this season’s competition.

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T.J. Oshie is on fire

The most important part of the season is about to start, and some Washington players seem to be in excellent shape in recent months. T. J.Oshie is among such players – the 34-year-old American is going to impress his supporters at the end of a season. The Washingtonian striker made a hat-trick against Rangers – T. J. scored three times for the first time in this season.

If we dive into the statistics of the Washington-born player, he scored five goals within two opening months, then Oshie collected 4 more goals in March, but April was indeed beneficial for the American striker – 9 goals and overall 14 points. It seems that T. J. is in exceptionally good shape now. The fight against the Rangers made Oshie the first star of the game. The total season’s result of T. J. is 21 goals and 21 assists.

Who is the best in the current NHL season?

1. J. Oshie is going to improve his statistics even more; meanwhile, the 34-year-old goalie is in the 25^th place of the best NHL strikers. His teammate Alex Ovechkin is out of the Great 10 with 24 good shots, and while talking about the “best of the best,” the American Auston Matthews leads the ranking with 39 goals. Such a result may help the Toronto Maple Leaves striker to win the Maurice Richard trophy this year.

The top-3 also includes Connor McDavid from Edmonton (31 goals) and MikkoRantanen from Columbus (29 points). Nevertheless, the main fights are always ahead, as we are waiting for the intriguing ice hockey playoff rounds.