In Detroit, the Red Wings dropped a 2-1 decision to the visiting Washington Capitals on Tuesday night. 
Detroit is now a point back of the second wild card in the Eastern Conference.
With the win, the Capitals reclaimed the second wild card spot.
“We were able to weather the storm there and settle in,” Capitals coach Spencer Carbery said. “[Lindgren] made some massive saves.”
Charlie Lindgren made 43 saves in the win.
Washington moved 37-30-11, snapping a six-game skid.
“We knew how important this game was,” Lindgren said. “Obviously, we’re coming off a few games in a row where we were on the wrong side of it and playing against a team right next to us in the standings.
“I felt like it was a must-win situation.”
After a scoreless opening stanza, the Capitals took a 2-0 lead with a pair of goals in the middle frame.
Dylan Strome staked the Caps to a 1-0 lead at 17:47 of the second, scoring off a shot for the right circle.
Alex Ovechkin pushed the lead to 2-0 with eight seconds left in the second.
“Oshie [made] a tremendous play on the blue line, and I was kind of 2-on-1,” Ovechkin said. “I knew there was maybe 15 or 20 seconds left in the period, and I tried to shoot the puck and hope it goes in. I’ll take it.”
Detroit dropped to 38-32-8 off their sixth loss in eight games.
“We’re all just trying to process this game,” the Red Wings’ Dylan Larkin said. “There are a lot of emotions right now. I thought we played well, but that goalie just has our number right now.
“It’s very frustrating.”
Patrick Kane scored with two seconds left on the game clock in the third period to deny Lindgren the shutout.
“Maybe we could have gotten more traffic around him, but you just have to tip your hat to their goaltender,” Red Wings coach Derek Lalonde said. “He was outstanding.”
Alex Lyon made 21 saves in the loss.
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