Capitals' Wilson says hit on Sheary meant to be 'bluff check'

The hit on Conor Sheary that landed Tom Wilson a maximum fine was unintentional, Wilson claims.

The Washington Capitals forward was handed a $2,404 fine Friday for kneeing his Pittsburgh Penguins counterpart in Game 1, but according to Wilson, the hit in question was meant to merely psych Sheary out.

"I was just gonna bluff check him, give him a fake attack, go to the bench, and our legs got caught up," Wilson told Isabelle Khurshudyan of the Washington Post.

The edgy forward has gone pointless during the playoffs but has accumulated 11 penalty minutes and is tied for seventh in hits.