Predators End Losing Streak with Askarov's First NHL Win
Roman Josi ties club record for most goals by a defenseman as Capitals suffer fourth consecutive loss.
- Yaroslav Askarov, the Nashville Predators' goaltender, secured his first NHL win in a 3-2 shootout victory over the Washington Capitals, ending the Predators' three-game losing streak.
- Askarov made 26 saves in regulation and overtime and two more in the shootout against fellow Russians Evgeny Kuznetsov and Alex Ovechkin.
- Roman Josi scored his 166th goal, tying Shea Weber for the most by a defenseman in the Predators' history.
- Alex Ovechkin scored his 829th goal, putting him 65 back of Wayne Gretzky’s career record.
- The Capitals have lost four in a row and remain one of the worst offensive teams in the league.