NEW YORK — Dmitry Orlov scored at 4:27 of overtime as the Washington Capitals rallied from three goals down to beat the New York Islanders 4-3 on Monday night.
Garnet Hathaway, Tom Wilson and T.J. Oshie scored in regulation after the Capitals trailed 3-0 midway through the second period. Darcy Kuemper had 27 saves to help Washington snap a three-game losing streak and improve to 14-4-2 since Dec. 5.
Kuemper stopped Islanders forward Jean-Gabriel Pageau on a breakaway earlier in overtime before Orlov's heroics sealed the win and moved the Capitals four points ahead of the Islanders in the tightly packed Metropolitan Division.