"Alex Ovechkin, Nicklas Backstrom, Olie Kolzig, Peter Bondra, Braden Holtby, and John Carlson were all honored on the red mask that features splashes of navy and white. But the real star of the bucket is Tom Wilson, who is featured on the back plate above the team's Capitol Dome logo. Wilson, normally handsome, looks grotesque in the portrait, and it's from his memorable night in Montreal on December 7, 2024."
"During that game, Wilson was struck in the face by a Jakob Chychrun shot during the first period. The Capitals' alternate captain went down to the locker room, but returned minutes later with his cheek beginning to swell to the size of a tennis ball. "It doesn't look so hot," Wilson said. That night, Capitals players voted Wilson the player of the game and nicknamed him "Quagmire," the creepy, big-cheeked character in Family Guy."
"Thompson, who pranked Wilson for much of last season, sported a shirt of Wilson's swollen face several times at the rink. Thompson's new mask is just his latest memorable design. For road games, Thompson had the numbers of every Caps defenseman painted on the back while his mask to be worn with the team's home jerseys is a tribute to the movie Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian."
Logan Thompson unveiled a red Screaming Eagle goalie mask honoring Alex Ovechkin, Nicklas Backstrom, Olie Kolzig, Peter Bondra, Braden Holtby, and John Carlson, with navy and white accents. The back plate spotlights Tom Wilson above the team's Capitol Dome logo, depicting his swollen-cheek appearance from the December 7, 2024 Montreal game. Wilson was struck in the face by a Jakob Chychrun shot, left the ice briefly, returned with a cheek swelling like a tennis ball, and scored both the game-tying and game-winning goals in the third period for a 4-2 comeback. Teammates voted him player of the game and nicknamed him "Quagmire." Thompson has a history of pranking Wilson and has created other themed masks for road and home jerseys.
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