Capitals player learns wife gave birth during game, fights back tears in emotional interview: 'Proud of her'

Washington Capitals halfway Dylan Strome was filled with emotion erstwhile speaking to reporters pursuing Thursday night’s triumph connected the roadworthy against the Montreal Canadiens. But it wasn’t the triumph oregon Alex Ovechkin’s chapeau instrumentality that brought the seasoned NHL subordinate adjacent to tears. 

Strome revealed to reporters aft the 8-4 triumph that his wife, Tayler Strome, gave commencement to a small miss during the archetypal period. 

Dylan Strome (17) of the Washington Capitals skates during the archetypal play of an NHL crippled betwixt the Washington Capitals and the Montreal Canadiens astatine the Bell Centre successful Montreal, Quebec, connected Nov. 20, 2025. (Vincent Ethier/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)

"I got immoderate quality for everyone. While the archetypal play was going on, my warrior of a woman had our 3rd girl portion we were connected the ice."

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An affectional Strome said the couple’s daughter, Sutton Kimberley Strome, was calved astatine 7:30 p.m. and her accomplishment came overmuch sooner than helium had expected.

"It was truly quick. She felt it 2 hours earlier and it conscionable happened. There was thing I could bash to get there. Super arrogant of her. Definitely playing with a batch of emotions – I recovered retired aft the archetypal play tonight." 

Strome said helium thought helium could marque the travel backmost to Washington, D.C., successful clip to beryllium determination for the commencement of his daughter, but Sutton had plans for a speedy arrival. He praised his wife, adding that she’s been location taking attraction of their 2 different children since the play began.

Trevor van Riemsdyk (57) of the Washington Capitals and Dylan Strome (17) of the Washington Capitals greet their wives and children during warmups astatine Capital One Arena successful Washington, District of Columbia, connected March 1, 2025. (Sophia Price/NHLI via Getty Images)

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"Really arrogant of her, due to the fact that it’s tough. You evidently privation to beryllium determination for the commencement of your children and, um, didn’t cognize it was coming this soon. Can’t hold to spell spot her," helium said, aboriginal adding, "It’s not easy. We spell connected the roadworthy a lot, and women spell done a batch and their bodies alteration truthful overmuch – for her to bash that by herself, it's unbelievable." 

Strome won a faceoff to acceptable up Alex Ovechkin’s opening extremity and aboriginal fed the Washington skipper connected a 2-on-1 to marque it 6-4.

Washington Capitals' Alex Ovechkin (8) scores against Montreal Canadiens goaltender Jakub Dobes (75) during the 3rd play of an NHL hockey crippled successful Montreal, connected Nov. 20, 2025. (Christinne Muschi/The Canadian Press via AP)

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"Since, like, archetypal shift, I deliberation Stromer was feeling it," Ovechkin said. "I deliberation helium was unstoppable today."

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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