The Capitals saw a two-goal advantage quickly yield to a 5-3 defeat due to a bad defensive lapse late in the second period. It was a night of milestones as Ovi scored his 1,200th career point and Evgeni Malkin recorded the 1,000th of his career.
Here’s Tuesday night’s Plus/Minus:
Plus: Alex Ovechkin in recording his 1,200th career point has 653 goals, trailing only Brett Hull (656) for the most scores at that point plateau.
Minus: The Capitals struggles at the dot continued as they were just 27-of-59 (46%) from the faceoff dot, including just 5-of-14 on the powerplay.