Overview
- Alex Ovechkin recorded career goal No. 902 and an assist to erase a two-goal deficit, while Connor McMichael added a goal and an assist.
- The Devils opened a 2-0 lead in the first period on Arseny Gritsyuk’s power-play one-timer and Luke Hughes’ wrister.
- The shootout lasted four rounds, with Jesper Bratt scoring and Simon Nemec sealing the victory for New Jersey.
- Goaltenders Jake Allen and Logan Thompson kept overtime scoreless, with Allen making 30 saves and Thompson 29 in regulation and OT.
- New Jersey has won four of its last five beyond regulation as Luke Hughes steps up with Jack Hughes sidelined about eight weeks after finger surgery, while Washington has dropped eight of its last 10.