Overview
- Washington erased a 3-0 deficit with goals from Hendrix Lapierre and Dylan Strome in the second period and Jakob Chychrun’s late equalizer in regulation.
- Rookie Justin Sourdif buried his own rebound at 1:42 of overtime, and the deciding goal stood after a review for potential goalie interference.
- Stevenson, recalled to start in net, made 19 saves in his second career start, while Carolina’s Frederik Andersen turned aside 38 shots in the loss.
- The Capitals were missing multiple regulars, including goalies Logan Thompson and Charlie Lindgren, and supplemented the lineup with AHL call-ups.
- Carolina got goals from Mark Jankowski, Sebastian Aho and Shayne Gostisbehere two nights after its late rally over Utah, but left Washington with one point.