The Caps didn’t play a particularly strong first, but Alex Ovechkin took advantage of a Kyle Quincey miscue, and Andre Burakovsky of an Adam Henrique miscue, sending Washington to the dressing room up by two. The teams each scored twice in the second, and the Caps added an empty-net goal in the third.
Check back for our full recap later, but first, here's Thursday night's Plus/Minus:
- Plus: Evgeny Kuznetsov scored twice, hit the post twice, and generally had the puck on a string.
- Minus: The battle of top lines.