In the fourth game of a season-long five-game road trip, the Washington Capitals overcame a four-goal deficit for a 6-5 win over the Vancouver Canucks. The Capitals improve their record to 8-2-3 with 19 points to remain atop the Metropolitan Division by five points.
The Capitals went up early 1-0 at 3:18 thanks to Evgeny Kuznetsov notching his fourth goal of the season. He created the play by laying out a hit on Micheal Ferland to force a turnover. Jakub Vrana pounced on the puck and got it to Kuznetsov who was positioned right in front of the net.