Washington Capitals center Dylan Strome celebrates his overtime goal against the New York Islanders during an NHL hockey game Wednesday, Dec. 20, 2023, in Washington. (AP Photo/Stephanie Scarbrough)
WASHINGTON (AP) – Dylan Strome scored on an overtime power play and the Washington Capitals beat the New York Islanders 3-2 on Wednesday night for their second straight victory.
Strome scored his team-leading 13th of the season 1:41 into 3-on-3 overtime, and Darcy Kuemper made 30 saves to propel Washington to its fourth win in six games. Strome’s goal stood up to a video review for a high stick.
Alex Ovechkin set up Strome’s goal. Ovechkin’s career-worst goal drought reached 14 games. Hendrix Lapierre and Joel Edmundson also scored for Washington. Hudson Fasching and Anders Lee scored for New York.
JETS 5, RED WINGS 2
WINNIPEG, Manitoba (AP) – Gabe Vilardi had a goal and two assists, Laurent Brossoit made 26 saves and Winnipeg beat Detroit to take sole possession of the Central Division lead.
Axel Jonnson-Fjallby and Nikolaj Ehlers each had a goal and an assist and Mark Scheifele and Neal Pionk also scored to help Winnipeg improve to 9-9-3.
Patrick Kane and Olli Maatta scored for Detroit, and James Reimer stopped 36 shots.
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