Mika passes up many shot opportunities, and with that history, people are probably more like to criticize that pass. Especially at first.
But the "right" play is the one that was made or it is the boring one. Circle back with possession again. He is not open for a shot. Taking that shot wouldn't even be considered a scoring chance.
Mika took a drop pass from JT and saw him driving to the net hard. He tried to complete that play. And that was a scoring chance negated by good defense. Carlson was forced to make a good play or Miller scores, Carlson made that play and the Capitals convert on their chance.