Overview
- Washington beat Carolina 4-1 on Nov. 11, with Jakob Chychrun converting on the fourth power play and the penalty kill going 5-for-5.
- Logan Thompson made 30 saves, and Alex Ovechkin sealed it with an empty-netter for career goal No. 901.
- The Capitals still must navigate a multi-month absence for Pierre‑Luc Dubois after abdominal and adductor surgery.
- Boston topped Toronto 5-3 for a seventh straight win as David Pastrnak recorded his 400th career goal and later added another.
- Toronto dropped a third straight as Auston Matthews left with a lower-body injury after a Nikita Zadorov hit, and starter Anthony Stolarz exited with an upper-body issue that coach Craig Berube said is not serious.