Overview
- Alex Ovechkin tied the game in the third to halt a nine-game goal drought, recording career goal No. 912.
- Aliaksei Protas posted three points, including a buzzer-beating goal with 0.3 seconds left in the first period.
- Logan Thompson made 35 saves on 38 shots, keeping Washington in it during sustained New Jersey pressure.
- The Devils outshot the Capitals 39-33 and controlled the scoring-chance battle yet came away with no points.
- Jakob Chychrun now leads NHL defensemen with 15 goals and a roughly 32-goal pace, and the win snapped Washington’s three-game skid.