Washington Capitals forward Tom Wilson’s attempt to mock the Montreal Canadiens with a fake crying face quickly became the defining image of Game 3. After the final result, with the Habs beating the Capitals 6-3 on Friday, it's fair to say the meme-worthy gesture went viral for all the wrong reasons as the Canadiens got the last laugh.

Tom Wilson and Josh Anderson ended up on the player benches fighting as the Capitals and Canadiens were making their way off the ice for the second intermission during Friday’s Game 3 between the

Christian Dvorak scored unassisted at 4:17 to give the Canadiens their third straight one-goal lead at 4-3 before Juraj Slafkovsky, the No. 1 pick in the 2022 NHL Draft, made it 5-3 on a pass from Cole Caufield at 13:23.

Montreal Canadiens left wing Juraj Slafkovský (20) hits Washington Capitals defenseman John Carlson (74) in the third period of Game 2 of a first-round NHL hockey playoff series Wednesday, April 23, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Nick Wass) AP