With a flick of the wrist, Tom Wilson became a very popular man.
The Washington Capitals forward was the hero of Game 1 on Thursday, scoring the overtime winner against his hometown Toronto Maple Leafs. When he looked at his phone after the game, he had 91 text messages from family and friends in both cities, according to Tarik El-Bashir of CSN Mid-Atlantic.
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Of course, the goal makes Wilson more an enemy than a hero in his hometown, but teammate Brett Connolly said that should make Games 3 and 4 in Toronto even more exciting for Wilson.
"He's probably so excited to go in there and be the villain and just do his thing," Connolly said, according to Isabelle Khurshudyan of the Washington Post.
In the meantime, the Maple Leafs will try to even the series in Game 2 on Saturday night.
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