WASHINGTON --Alex Ovechkin had his first goal and assist of the preseason to help the Washington Capitals to a 4-2 win against the Detroit Red Wings at Capital One Arena on Wednesday.
Ovechkin scored into an empty net with 54 seconds left in the third period. Connor Brown scored from the right circle at 17:33 of the third, 18 seconds into a power play to give the Capitals a 3-2 lead. Darcy Kuemper made 31 saves for Washington. Tyler Bertuzzi and Michael Rasmussen each had a goal and an assist for Detroit. Ville Husso made 31 saves. Bertuzzi scored a power-play goal from the right side of the net at 8:09 of the first period to give the Red Wings a 1-0 lead. Connor McMichael scored from the slot on a pass from Ovechkin on a delayed penalty with 23 seconds left in the first to tie it 1-1. Rasmussen scored on a 2-on-1 off a pass from Bertuzzi at 7:42 of the second period to give Detroit a 2-1 lead. Nick Jensen tied it 2-2 on a shot from the right point at 13:45. Capitals forward T.J. Oshie left the game because of an upper-body injury with five minutes left in the second period after he was checked into the boards.
