Overview

• Anthony Beauvillier tipped Alex Ovechkin’s shot for the lone goal late in the second period, with Declan Chisholm adding an assist in his 100th NHL game.
• Charlie Lindgren earned his 10th career shutout with 35 saves in his first start of the season.
• The Capitals altered their lineup pregame, dressing Sonny Milano and Declan Chisholm and scratching Hendrix Lapierre and Trevor van Riemsdyk, with Connor McMichael moving to center the third line.
• Jonathan Quick made his season debut for New York and stopped 20 shots, while the Rangers were without Vincent Trocheck and Carson Soucy.
• The win capped consecutive road victories after Washington beat the Islanders 4-2 the night before on Aliaksei Protas’s two-goal, three-point performance.