Late goals from Connor Brown and Alex Ovechkin broke a tie Wednesday and sent Washington to a 4-2 exhibition victory over the Red Wings in Washington.
Brown scored a power-play goal at 17 minutes, 33 seconds, breaking a 2-2 tie. Ovechkin then clinched it with an empty-net goal with 54 seconds left.
Tyler Bertuzzi (power play) and Michael Rasmussen had the Wings' goals, while goalie Ville Husso stopped 31 saves.
Connor McMichael and Nick Jensen added Washington's goals, while Darcy Kuemper stopped 31 shots.
The Wings were one-for-three on the power play, while Washington was one-for-two.