Jakob Chychrun scores twice a day after the birth of his first child: 'Personal success or not, you're always hoping that we come out with a win'

"Chychrun was absent from the team's practice on Friday as his wife, Olivia Chychrun, gave birth to the couple's first child. Twenty-four hours later, Chychrun was scoring his 16th and 17th goals of the season to try to push the Caps to a home-ice win over the back-to-back Stanley Cup champions. The 27-year-old defender, who did not directly address the new addition to his family postgame, scored his first goal of the game just 2:04 into the second period."

"Chychrun scored his second of the night exactly eight minutes later to put the Capitals up 2-1 in the second period. John Carlson fed his defense partner the puck at the point, and Chychrun let go a wrist shot through traffic, namely Ivan Miroshnichenko setting a screen, and beat Tarasov to the blocker side. Monumental Sports Network had Caps defender Rasmus Sandin mic'd up for the game and caught the Swede congratulating Chychrun on both his second goal and his leap into fatherhood."

Jakob Chychrun missed Friday practice when his wife, Olivia, gave birth to the couple's first child. The Boca Raton native returned Saturday and scored two second-period goals, the first at 2:04 after a feed from Aliaksei Protas and the second eight minutes later off a John Carlson point pass through traffic. Rasmus Sandin, mic'd up, congratulated Chychrun on his goal and fatherhood. The two markers increased Chychrun's season totals to 35 points (17g, 18a), ranking fifth on the Capitals and second among NHL defenders in goals. The Panthers rallied to score four straight and won 5-2.

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