Overview
- Bo Horvat scored the winner 4:29 into the third period off an Emil Heineman feed, and Mathew Barzal added an empty-net goal.
- Tom Wilson opened Washington's scoring, but Jean-Gabriel Pageau tied it with a short-handed goal that stood after the Capitals' offside challenge.
- Ilya Sorokin steadied New York with a strong performance, including 13 saves in the first period as Washington controlled early play.
- Pierre-Luc Dubois exited late in the first with a lower-body injury and did not return, while Dylan Strome was out and Rasmus Sandin is highly likely to miss the weekend, per coach Spencer Carbery.
- Washington went 0-for-4 on the power play and is 6-for-36 this season, and recent call-up Ethen Frank was placed on injured reserve on Thursday.