Same vibes, same squads, but the fire just keeps growing. Just a couple of days back, Logan Thompson turned into a full-on brick wall—dropping 25 saves, with a whopping 14 coming in that nail-biter of a third period—leading the Washington Capitals to a solid 3-1 dub over the Habs in Game 2. Connor McMichael went full beast mode with a two-goal night, and Dylan Strome came in clutch with the go-ahead score that flipped the game. But on the other side, Christian Dvorak gave Montreal a spark early in the second, while goalie Sam Montembeault stood tall with 29 stops. Still, Washington outshot the Canadiens 18-8 in that second frame alone, and once McMichael sealed it with an empty-netter, that was all she wrote.

Overall, it was some shoddy decision-making both on and off the ice from the Canadiens. Patrik Laine—who was solid in Game 1 with an assist and some spicy offense—completely vanished from the ice in the third. Like, zero shifts. Zip. Nada. Meanwhile, Jake Evans had a golden chance to tie it with Thompson down and out, but the puck smacked the post. Later, Thompson came through with a wild stick save to shut down Dvorak’s redirect. And now, just when the series was feeling locked, Montreal came back swinging in Game 3—and it’s got the benches heated, the fans louder than ever, and the Washington Capitals feelin’ that pressure real quick.

Sportsnet hit X mid-game and dropped a video that instantly had hockey Twitter in a frenzy. Tom Wilson and Josh Anderson didn’t just square up on the ice—nah, they took the chaos right over to the Capitals’ bench, gloves off, full throttle. And then came the moment that had fans glued to their screens, with the commentator saying, “Anderson goes into the Washington bench, Wilson trying to get at him, and now they’re fighting in the bench. Anderson and Wilson have gone into the Capitals’ bench. There are a lot of guys on the ice here that shouldn’t be.” Yup. It was full-blown mayhem.

It only got wilder from there. As fists flew and tempers hit boiling point, the rest of the squad decided, “Why not?”—and the rink turned into an all-out rumble. Like, we’re talking everybody wanted a dance partner. “Anderson and Wilson are now down on the ground as players are trying to reach over. Evans is getting in, trying to stop Duhaime from reaching over. The linesman is on top of both of them. And control has been lost here in Montreal. Everyone is on the ice, and everyone has a dance partner right now.” It was chaotic. It was electric. It was hockey drama at its absolute peak.

So, what’s the scoreboard saying now? Oh, plot twist alert—the Canadiens have flipped the script and are skating ahead with a 3-2 lead over the Washington Capitals as the third period wraps up. Yep, the Habs are holding the reins this time, and D.C. fans are definitely sweating in their jerseys right about now. And let’s be real—this ain’t the first rodeo for Tom Wilson and Josh Anderson when it comes to letting it loose.

Another Washington Capitals’ game saw Tom Wilson and Anderson go at it

Just a few days back, right smack in the middle of the action, Gino Hard jumped on X like clockwork—dropping a clip that had everyone double-blinking and pausing their nacho bites from the Washington Capitals’ game. The footage? A whole dramatic scene where Josh Anderson gives Tom Wilson a shove, and Tom takes a nosedive like he slipped on a banana peel. And Gino? Oh, he didn’t miss with the caption: “Tom Wilson didn’t like the hit he took from Josh Anderson and then Anderson gave him a shot.” Straight-up spicy with just the right level of shade.

And of course, the timeline exploded faster than a slapshot. Fans came in hot with the takes—one user even served up a scorcher with, “What a flop holy s—” and yeah, that one left a mark. But where did the chaos begin? Flashback moment: Wilson had barreled into Cole Caufield earlier like he was moving furniture, tossing the smaller winger like a ragdoll just to grab the puck. And now? Karma clocked in. Anderson delivered a solid dose of Wilson’s own medicine, and boom—big Tom was down bad.

So now the fans are connecting the dots, raising eyebrows and asking the big one: if Tom can throw hands with the little guys, how come he hits the deck when someone his size dishes it back? The timeline turned into a meme war and a side-eye parade real fast, and honestly? We’re just here for the popcorn and petty.