RECAP: Blackhawks Fall to Capitals in OT, 4-3

Adam Boqvist and Alex Nylander each scored a goal and an assist in the loss, while Colin Delia stopped 25 of the 29 shots he faced on the night. 

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Chicago got off to an early lead as Aleksi Saarela tipped home a blast from Erik Gustafsson at the point at 7:20 of the first. 

Video: CHI@WSH: Saarela redirects home Gustafsson's shot

Washington tied it up to start what would become a back-and-forth second period, as Damien Riat beat Colin Delia in goal at 2:06 of the middle frame. Just over two minutes later, Nylander roofed a backhander following a Boqvist shot from the point to put the visitors up 2-1.

Video: CHI@WSH: Nylander roofs backhand from the doorstep

Goals from Travis Boyd and Aliaksei Protas within 92 seconds of each other in the middle of the second gave the home team a 3-2 lead. That is until Boqvist circled the net and then put a shot in the far, top corner to tie the game 3-3 at 12:46 of the second period.

Video: CHI@WSH: Boqvist roofs wrister from sharp angle

Deadlocked at 3-3, the game headed to overtime, where Tom Wilson scored the winner off the rush at 2:35 of the extra frame. 

The Blackhawks are back in action on Tuesday night as they travel to Detroit for a 6:30 p.m. CT puck drop. You can catch all the action on NBC Sports Chicago+, ESPN Radio 1000 or streaming on NHL.TV and the MyTeamsApp

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