Dylan Strome's wife gave birth to their daughter during the first period of the Washington Capitals' 8-4 win, leaving the center emotional between periods.

The Washington Capitals defeated the Montreal Canadiens, 8-4, on Thursday, November 20, but for center Dylan Strome, that was far from the biggest news of the day. Strome, 28, revealed after the game that his wife,

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Alex Ovechkin had his 33rd career hat trick and added an assist to move into 10th place on the NHL points list, helping the Washington Capitals beat Montreal 8-4 on Thursday night to hand the Canadiens their fifth straight loss.

The Washington Capitals picked up a 4-1 victory over the Carolina Hurricanes on Tuesday night, but it came with some black-and-blues in Raleigh, North Carolina.

The Montreal Canadiens were on the wrong end of an 8-4 shellacking at the hands of the Washington Capitals on Thursday night at the Bell Centre. The Canadiens were in the game until late in the third.

Capitals center Dylan Strome learned during Thursday night's game in Montreal that his wife had given birth to their third daughter.

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Dylan Strome was in the middle of the Washington Capitals' eventual win over the Montreal Canadiens, during the first intermission... when his wife Tayler gave birth to their third daughter, Sutton. She had gone into labor a couple of hours before puck drop, so Strome couldn't get there in time.

Canadiens forward Jake Evans exited the game early after a second-period collision with Tom Wilson that drew backlash but no penalty. “I just thought it was high,” Canadiens head coach Martin St. Louis said about Wilson’s hit. “I thought he came from a long distance and high.”