T.J. Oshie
scored twice, and
Alex Ovechkin
had a goal for the Capitals (2-0-1).
Semyon Varlamov
made 37 saves for Colorado (2-1-0).
"Our first period was really terrible," Avalanche forward
Matt Duchene
said. "Even after that we didn't have much of a pushback. We weren't as patient and as confident as we should be with the puck and we were basically chasing them all night."
Ovechkin made it 1-0 at 15:44 of the first period with a power-play goal. It was Ovechkin's first and the Capitals' first power-play goal of the season.
Oshie made it 2-0 with his power-play tally at 11:32 of the second period. On a give-and-go,
Nicklas Backstrom
fed Oshie from behind the net and Oshie scored top shelf on Varlamov from the slot. The goal was Oshie's first of the season.
Oshie gave the Capitals a 3-0 lead at 13:35 of the third period.
Evgeny Kuznetsov
poked the puck up to Ovechkin on the rush. He took a shot that was blocked by Varlamov, and Oshie scored on the rebound.
"When you get one on the power play, you know exactly what we have to do," Ovechkin said. "We have so much skill [with] those five guys who play there, and we use it. You can't stop it, obviously. It's nice to be back on track and it's nice to see the guys play hard today."
Washington's power play was 2-for-5 after going 0-for-8 in the first two games.