In Washington, DC, the ANaheim Ducks fell behind the Capitals on Thursday night, 2-1, in the second period, then reeled off three unanswered goals in a 4-2 win.
John Gibson made 41 saves in the win.
“It’s been a really tough stretch for us here lately,” Anaheim forward Jakob Silfverberg said. “It hasn’t just been the results. It’s been kind of the way we’ve been playing too. Obviously playing a little bit of a better game tonight and we’ve got some areas we can clean up too, but just getting the win and getting the morale boost in the room, that’s a lot.”
Anaheim moved to 18-34-7.
“[Gibson] is about as fierce a competitor that you can find,” Ducks coach Dallas Eakins said. “He’s been extremely resilient, being a goaltender for a total rebuilding team. That takes a lot of patience and it takes a lot of intestinal fortitude. So, I was really proud of how he played tonight.”
T.J. Oshie hit for a power play goal in the first period to give the Caps a 1-0 lead.
The Ducks tied it in the second period on a breakaway goal by Isac Lundestrom.
The Caps reclaimed the lead on marker from Nick Jensen near the midway point of the middle frame.
“I thought we did a lot of good things, especially that second half of the second period into the third, we did a lot, generated a lot,” Washington defenseman Trevor van Riemsdyk said. “This time of year, it’s about getting results, not necessarily how you play.”
Troy Terry scored for the Ducks to send the game to the third period tied, 2-2.
“I would’ve liked to have seen us get the next goal,” Capitals coach Peter Laviolette said of taking that 2-1 lead. “The goal after that and put some distance [between us], and we couldn’t get that done. They scored quick to tie it back 2-2 and that lead didn’t last very long.”
The Caps dropped to 28-26-6.
Before the start of the game, the Caps moved Dmitry Orlov and Garnet Hathaway to the Boston Bruins in a three-way deal that included the Minnesota Wild. The Capitals received Craig Smith, a first-round pick in the 2023 Upper Deck NHL Draft, a third-round selection in the 2024 NHL Draft and a second-round pick in the 2025 NHL Draft.
Washington has six lost six straight.
Jakob Silfverberg scored early in the third period to give the Ducks a 3-2 lead.
Derek Grant added an empty-net goal 91 seconds left on the game clock for the 4-2 final.
Charlie Lindgren made 17 saves in the Caps loss
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