Alex Ovechkin possess the puck during Saturday night’s victory over the Ducks. It finally came 3:05 into the third period, when Nicklas Backstrom scored on the rebound of an Ovechkin shot, putting the Capitals on the board and halving the Ducks’ lead to 2-1. [Last time out: Capitals beat Bruins for the 11th straight time]“We came out with a purpose in the third period,” Capitals goaltender Braden Holtby said. Earlier in the period, Capitals forward Tom Wilson had a look at an open net, but his shot clanged off the post instead. Their passes weren’t crisp, and Washington managed just three shots on goal through more than 12 minutes in the second period.

Source: Washington Post December 17, 2017 03:49 UTC