Tom Wilson notches Gordie Howe hat trick in preseason game against Columbus

"Wilson then finished up the feat in the second period on the same shift. First, Wilson scored on a freak play in front of the net. As Blue Jackets defenseman Dante Fabbro tried to skate the puck out from behind the goal, he was hounded by Ivan Miroshnichenko on the forecheck and lost control of the puck. Wilson, stationed out near the crease, poke-checked the puck past Greaves to put the Caps up 4-2."

"Twenty seconds later, Wilson dropped his gloves with Erik Gudbranson after the Columbus rearguard knocked Miroshnichenko off balance, sending him hard into the end boards. Wilson's mitts flew off immediately as he picked Gudbranson up from the ice and introduced him to his brick-like hands. Wilson would be given a two-minute minor for instigating, a five-minute major for fighting, and a 10-minute misconduct. Gudbranson would get two minutes for boarding and a matching five-minute major for fighting."

Tom Wilson recorded his third career Gordie Howe hat trick — a goal, an assist, and a fight — during Washington's fourth preseason game against the Columbus Blue Jackets. He earned a secondary assist on Connor McMichael's first-period goal. In the second period on the same shift, Wilson scored on a turnover when Dante Fabbro lost control under pressure from Ivan Miroshnichenko and Wilson poke-checked the puck past Jet Greaves to make it 4-2. Twenty seconds later he fought Erik Gudbranson after Gudbranson boarded Miroshnichenko. Wilson received penalties including instigating, a fighting major and a misconduct; Gudbranson received boarding and a fighting major.

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