In Washington, DC, the visiting Philadelphia Flyers let one get away from them on Wednesday night.
Sonny Milano scored in the third period to pull the Capitals even with the Flyers at 2-2 to force extra time.
In the extra session, Alex Ovechkin completed the rally for a 3-2 win to the Caps,
Darcy Kuemper made 21 saves in the Caps win.
“It hasn’t gone our way and we’ve got to start somewhere digging out,” Capitals coach Peter Laviolette said. “It was a gutsy win, just staying with it. It was one of those games where it seems like you’re not going to find that next one. You’re pushing, you’re pushing, and I thought guys just stuck to it.”
Washington improved to 8-10-3.
Morgan Frost and Patrick Brown scored for the Flyers to help them to the 2-1 led after 40 minutes of play.
“It’s definitely frustrating,” Frost said. “We’ve got to learn how to close out a game. It’s obviously huge. We thought played a pretty solid game and then we just give it away at the end. So, it’s tough.”
Marcus Johansson also scored for Washington, his power play goal tied the game, 1-1, midway through the first period.
The Flyers dropped to 7-8-5.
Felix Sandstrom made 29 saves. in the Philadelphia loss.
“It was kind of messy there in the first PK,” Sandstrom said. “I was almost a bit too aggressive, so it slid under my pad. It’s a tough one, but I think it drew me into the game and I got better and better.”
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