Hockey isn't an easy game to play especially in the NHL.
It takes a special kind of player to in every game throughout a season, but it takes an extra special individual to battle it out through every game for four straight years.
Tonight marked the 400th consecutive game that John Carlson has played in, but the mark doesn't seem to affect the defenseman as much as you think it would:
"It's not easy to do in this league, so I guess it's a cool feat. I don't really think about it too much. I just want to play in every game. That's my goal," said Carlson after tonights game.
The Washington Capitals defeated the Tampa Bay Lightning tonight by a score of 4-2.
In a game that was already an impressive mark for the young defenseman, Carlson added two assists, his second straight multi-assist night in a row.
Barry Trotz added: "When you have a streaks of that many games in a row, it's becoming very impressive in this league and especially for defensemen. Because you can't hole up anymore. You have to go back for pucks under duress with guys bearing down on you. Interference is called. You can't interfere and get away with it like you used to. So, you take some hits a lot of times with guys coming with speed. It is very impressive."
Alex Ovechkin also scored, this time on the power play from a feed from Kuznetsov. Ovie threw a wrist shot over the shoulder Vasilevkiy and moved up to 487 on the all-time list.
Evgeny Kuznetsov's multipoint game was his 4th in 6in game. He leads all Caps scored with