ANAHEIM, Calif. — In a matchup filled with end-to-end intensity, the Washington Capitals and Anaheim Ducks claimed their own kind of victories.
The actual victory went to the Capitals when Jakub Vrana scored the go-ahead goal less than two minutes into the third period in a 3-2 win over the Ducks on Friday night in a game full of physical confrontations.
The Ducks say they discovered an energy and a unity they can build on.
Travis Boyd and Evgeny Kuznetsov also scored for Washington, which won its sixth consecutive game and went 4-0 on its just-completed road trip, including three consecutive victories in California.