Overview
- Washington beat New Jersey 3-2 after overtime and a shootout, with Andrew Cristall netting the winner to move the Capitals to 3-0 in the preseason.
- Graeme Clarke opened the scoring for Washington and Ryan Leonard made it 2-0 before Nico Hischier scored on the power play and Shane Lachance tied it late.
- Charlie Lindgren drew strong reviews in his preseason debut, highlighted by a 2‑on‑0 shorthanded stop on Jack Hughes and Jesper Bratt.
- New Jersey’s other squad lost 2-0 to Ottawa in Québec City as Linus Ullmark posted a 14‑save shutout and Georgi Romanov stopped 30 of 31 shots.
- Devils coach Sheldon Keefe said Marc McLaughlin’s injury is at least camp-ending, and Capitals coach Spencer Carbery kept Ovechkin out as he targets two preseason tune-ups before Oct. 8.