""Yeah, it felt great," McMichael said postgame. "I mean, obviously, I haven't been playing at the level I want to. Anytime you can help the team win and find the back of the net, it's huge. And it felt like a lot of weight off my shoulders there.""
""I think we were just working," McMichael said. "I think we were just hunting pucks. If you look at all the chances we created, they were mostly off forcing a turnover, working hard in the O-zone. I think that's what we need to do as a team more. Last year, you look at our team, we were just winning puck battles and all that stuff. So, yeah, it was nice to compete there and push back in the third.""
Connor McMichael had a breakout 2024-25 season with 57 points in 82 games but began 2025-26 with one goal in 17 outings and a nine-game goalless stretch. After shifting to the wing of Washington's top line, McMichael scored an early third-period goal and later recorded the primary assist on Alex Ovechkin's equalizer, producing a multi-point performance. The top line outshot and out-chanced New Jersey five-on-five, finishing 17-8 in shot attempts, 8-1 in scoring chances, and 2-0 in high-danger chances while McMichael emphasized hunting pucks and winning battles in the offensive zone.
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