T.J. Oshie is living the dream, literally.
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The Washington Capitals forward was the difference in Game 1 against the Pittsburgh Penguins, scoring his first-career playoff hat trick - including the overtime winner. It was a moment that brought back childhood memories.
"I haven't won too many championships in my lifetime," Oshie said, according to NHL.com's Katie Brown. "Maybe through the youth years. That's kind of the stuff you dream about when you're a kid playing in the backyard by yourself is scoring the OT winner and getting a hat trick. It was awesome."
8 opponents have had playoff HTs vs. Pens, and 3 from Wash: Ciccarelli in 92, Ovechkin in 09 and Oshie tonight.
— Bob Grove (@bobgrove91) April 29, 2016
In his first year in Washington, Oshie finished the regular season second among all Capitals with 26 goals - second only to Alex Ovechkin - and is quickly becoming one of the team's more reliable stars.
"He seems to be up every single game. I've never seen him take a night off," goaltender Braden Holtby said of Oshie. "His work ethic is through the roof and compete level is amazing. That shows in these games that he's going to be one of those guys that's really key for us."
With his three markers Thursday, Oshie now paces the team with four goals during the postseason and shares the lead in team scoring with seven points in seven games.
