Canadiens Captain's Take on Tom Wilson's Game 4 Hit Contradicts Teammate, Coach

"It’s a tough play, I got to watch it again, but it’s a shitty feeling right now. We got to move on really quickly."

Wilson’s check on Carrier, delivered early in the third period, directly preceded Brandon Duhaime’s game-tying goal for Washington.

The play unfolded as Jakob Chychrun lofted the puck into Montreal’s zone, where it took an awkward deflection before Duhaime buried it past Canadiens goalie Jakub Dobes.

Following the sequence, the Capitals scored three more goals, including back-to-back empty-netters from Duhaime and Wilson, to seize a 3-1 series lead.

The Canadiens, who entered the final period up 2-1 on goals from Juraj Slafkovsky and Cole Caufield, could not recover after the game was tied following Wilson's hit.

Suzuki’s comments contrasted with those of Dobes and head coach Martin St. Louis.

Dobes suggested the referees should hav e stopped play after the hit, calling it "kind of a scary hit."

"I felt like it should’ve been a whistle," Dobes said.

St. Louis described the officiating decisions as "hard to watch."

"I’ll be careful with my words, but it’s hard to watch some of these calls," St. Louis said. "To me tonight, one of the mandates was about embellishing tonight."

Wilson, who was fined the maximum allowable amount following his fight against Josh Anderson in Game 3, finished Sunday’s game with a goal, six hits, and no penalties.

The Capitals can now close out the series with a win in Game 5 on Wednesday night at Capital One Arena.