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Capitals' Tom Wilson: Signs big deal with Capitals

Well, that's certainly a significant raise. Wilson had 14 goals and 35 points last season for career highs in each category, but he essentially gets no power-play minutes and spends a lot of time in the penalty box. That being said, the 24-year-old plays for the defending champs, and he could find himself once again skating on a line with Alex Ovechkin and Evgeny Kuznetsov.

Capitals' Tom Wilson: Tendered qualifying offer

The report adds that Wilson's camp is optimistic that the 24-year-old will work out a long-term extension with the Capitals in the coming weeks. The power forward had an impactful postseason with five goals and 15 points during the Caps' Stanley Cup run and will likely be counted on as a full-time top-six forward starting in 2018-19

Capitals' Tom Wilson: Records helper in Stanley Cup victory

The postseason leader in hits (100) added another six in the final game of the series, and also contributed on the scoresheet with an assist to Jakub Vrana for the opening goal of the game. Despite missing three games due to suspension earlier in the playoffs, Wilson led all players in hits by 12, as he averaged just under five per game. However, Wilson was far from just a bruiser in the playoffs. He crushed his previous career-high postseason point total of three with 15 points (five goals, 10 assists) over 21 games. This 0.71 points-per-game mark was significantly higher than his regular-season total of 0.45, and this scoring rate paired with his physicality made for an extremely productive fantasy player in the playoffs.

Capitals' Tom Wilson: Records two points in Game 2 win

He opened the scoring just 28 seconds into the game, giving him his third goal of the postseason and first since Game 4 of the first-round series against Columbus. Wilson does have six points in his last five games, however, as he continues to thrive alongside Alex Ovechkin and Evgeny Kuznetsov on the Caps' top line.

Capitals' Tom Wilson: Relatively quiet in return

Wilson seemed to be on his best behavior, as he stayed out of the sin bin completely and delivered one clean hit. However, he did snap a three-game point streak in this contest. The abrasive winger has compiled two goals and five assists through 10 games in the 2018 playoffs, so there's a chance that Wilson was merely shaking off the rust in his return from suspension.