Overview
- Washington snapped a four-game slide with a 6-1 win over the Blues, a game in which Alex Ovechkin became the NHL’s first 900-goal scorer.
- Logan Thompson stopped 23 of 24 shots in that win while Jordan Binnington was pulled after allowing four goals on 15 shots, and Rasmus Sandin returned from an upper-body injury.
- The Capitals then fell 5-3 in Pittsburgh, going 0-for-3 on the power play and surrendering three power-play goals, including two by Sidney Crosby.
- Charlie Lindgren started in Pittsburgh as Washington opened a four-game road trip following the home win over St. Louis.
- Pierre-Luc Dubois remains out long term with a lower-body injury, while St. Louis is still searching for consistency after briefly ending a seven-game winless run earlier in the week.