In the Washington Capitals‘ first home game in two weeks, defense was optional.
The Capitals gave up a two-goal lead and needed overtime, but Evgeny Kuznetsov scored to deliver a 6-5 win over the New York Rangers Sunday afternoon at Capital One Arena.
Nicklas Backstrom scored twice for Washington. Michal Kempny, Tom Wilson and Nic Dowd also had goals, and Pheonix Copley saved 26 shots.
After winning three in a six-game road trip, the Capitals improved to 35-21-7 (77 points).
In the final minute of overtime, Alex Ovechkin passed to Kuznetsov at Henrik Lundqvist’s left flank and Kuznetsov squeezed in a shot.