Oshie putting together career season with surging Capitals

A trade to the Washington Capitals has made a goal scorer out of T.J. Oshie.

After scoring his fourth goal in as many games in Saturday's win over the Ducks, the 30-year-old sits at 23 tallies on the season, three short of the career-best 26 he scored last season.

Oshie, of course, has the luxury of playing on a line with Nicklas Backstrom and Alex Ovechkin, but that shouldn't take away from the season he's putting together in the nation's capital.

In Saturday's victory, Washington's sixth in a row, Oshie also added an assist, marking his 13th multi-point effort of the season. If things weren't already good enough for Oshie and the Caps, his first period goal was the 400th point of his career.

Injuries have forced Oshie to miss nine games this season, yet he's on pace to reach 60 points if he stays healthy down the stretch, matching the career-high output he set in 2013-14 with the Blues.

Overall, Oshie is by no means the biggest star on the Capitals, but he's playing a critical supporting role for a club on pace to capture its second consecutive Presidents' Trophy.