“They just don’t make them like Tom Wilson anymore,” Capitals Coach Spencer Carbery said Monday.

There was everything that came before an open-ice demolition of Canadiens defenseman Alex Carrier, and there was everything that came after.

Tom Wilson’s heavy hit on Alexandre Carrier helped shift momentum during the Washington Capitals ' 5-2 win over the Montreal Canadiens in Game 4 on Sunday night. While some people from the Canadiens organization pointed to the hit as a pivotal moment impacting the outcome of the game, captain Nick Suzuki saw it differently.