RECAP: Blackhawks Outlast Capitals in Overtime, 5-4

A flurry of goals and a Fleury in net led the Blackhawks to their second victory over the high-flying Washington Capitals in the last 14 days on Wednesday night, 5-4 in overtime at the United Center.
Chicago saw three goals in a 34-second span in the second period with goals from Alex DeBrincat, Philipp Kurashev and MacKenzie Entwistle to spark their offense on the night. DeBrincat added a second in the third period and Caleb Jones netted the game-winner in the extra frame. Marc-Andre Fleury made 42 saves on a busy night between the pipes to backstop his ninth win of the season.

POSTGAME LINKS
GAMECENTER: CHI vs. WSH
FEATURE: My Husband, Marc-Andre by Veronique Fleury
VERDICT: Fleury - Authentic, Genuine and World-Class
HIGHLIGHTS: Blackhawks Score Five Over Capitals 
GALLERY: Blackhawks vs. Capitals 
INSIDER: DeBrincat On DeBrindogs, Strong Start
BLACKHAWK OF THE GAME: DeBrincat's two power-play goals on the night led the offensively-resurgent Blackhawks.
STAT OF THE NIGHT: Chicago netted three goals in a 34-second span in the second period, tied for the third fastest trio of goals in franchise history (21 seconds in 1951-52, 30 in 1983-84 and 34 in 2016-17) and the 12th time the team has scored thrice in under a minute all-time.
UP NEXT: The Blackhawks host the Nashville Predators on Friday night at the United Center (
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GAME RECAP

CHI: 0, WSH: 1

2nd - 3:36 - Alex Ovechkin (T.J. Oshie, Nicklas Backstrom) -- PP

After a scoreless first period largely thanks to the heroics of Fleury in goal, the Capitals capitalized on their second power play of the night as Alex Ovechkin set up shop at the left dot. The winger popped a one-timer home off a setup from T.J. Oshie for a 1-0 lead and his 274th career power-play goal, tying Dave Andreychuk for the most PPGs in NHL history.

CHI: 1, WSH: 1

2nd - 13:55 - Alex DeBrincat (Patrick Kane, Dominik Kubalik) -- PP

Chicago answered back with a 5-on-3 tally later in the period, kicking off a wild 34-second span that saw a one-goal deficit turn into a two-goal lead. One a brief 5-on-3 opportunity, Patrick Kane fed Alex DeBrincat with a cross-crease pass, where DeBrincat potted a one-timer from a sharp angle to tie things, 1-1.

CHI: 2, WSH: 1

2nd - 14:13 - Philipp Kurashev (Kirby Dach, Caleb Jones) -- PP

Just 18 seconds later, still on a power play, Kirby Dach found Philipp Kurashev with a pass on a 2-on-1 that the winger put on goal only to be denied by Ilya Samsonov. Kurashev followed up his chance, backhanding home his own rebound over the pad for his first of the season and a 2-1 lead before the first goal could finish being announced over the PA.

CHI: 3, WSH: 1

2nd - 14:29 - MacKenzie Entwistle (Brandon Hagel, Jonathan Toews)

The goal frenzy continued 16 seconds later as MacKenzie Entwistle popped home a rebound of his own for a 3-1 lead. Providing the net-front screen on a Brandon Hagel shot from the circle, Entwistle quickly found the rebound off Ilya Samsonov's pad at the edge of the crease and tucked a backhander past the netminder's skate for the goal.

CHI: 3, WSH: 2

2nd - 19:18 - Daniel Sprong (Lars Eller)

Washington answered back before the period's end as Daniel Sprong walked out from behind the Blackhawks net following a puck battle, looped up along the half wall in space and then tucked an unassuming shot under the crossbar for a 3-2 score.

CHI: 3, WSH: 3

3rd - 11:57 - Lars Eller (T.J. Oshie, Conor Sheary)

The Capitals pulled even with under 10 minutes to play in the game off a rush as T.J. Oshie found Lars Eller in tight. The centerman controlled the puck as he tumbled to the ice, sliding a puck past the pad of Marc-Andre Fleury in the process for a 3-3 score.

CHI: 4, WSH: 3

3rd - 15:00 - Alex DeBrincat (Brandon Hagel, Dylan Strome) -- PP

The Blackhawks regained the lead with exactly five minutes to play with their third power play tally of the night. Again setup on sides of the net in the offensive zone, Dylan Strome on one side hit Brandon Hagel in the high slot, who quickly moved it down to Alex DeBrincat at the opposite side for a one-time tally and a 4-3 lead.

CHI: 4, WSH: 4

3rd - 19:57 - Conor Sheary (Alex Ovechkin)

With the extra attacker on, Alex Ovechkin slid a pass to Conor Sheary in the slot for the game-tying goal with three seconds to play, pulling even 4-4 to force overtime.

CHI: 5, WSH: 4

OT - 1:21 - Caleb Jones (Kirby Dach, Patrick Kane)

On a 2-on-1 in the overtime frame, Caleb Jones netted his first as a Blackhawk to seal the victory over the Capitals, putting home the rebound on a Kirby Dach shot for the difference.