Garnet Hathaway cut it to 3-1 at 10:01. Sorokin made a save on Alex Ovechkin's wrist shot from the left circle off a face-off, but Hathaway scored on the rebound while falling to the ice.
Wilson made it 3-2 at 13:08 during a 4-on-4 situation with a wrist shot from point-blank range after a feed from Nicklas Backstrom.
It was Wilson's first goal in his fourth game after missing the first 42 following offseason knee surgery.
Oshie tied it 3-3 at 5:54 of the third period on a redirection of Erik Gustafsson's wrist shot.
"Really good job. We fought back," Capitals coach Peter Laviolette said. "Guys never quit."
NOTES: It was Orlov's fifth career overtime goal. … Washington's past three comebacks from three goals have been against the Islanders (Jan. 28, 2021, and Jan. 18, 2020). … Capitals forward Nic Dowd left the game in the first because of a lower-body injury. There was no update. … Wilson had a game-high seven shots on goal. … Ovechkin's assist on Hathaway's goal was his 50th point of the season, which leads Washington. … A moment of silence prior to the game for former Islanders forward Gino Odjick,
who died Sunday
at age 52.