The Capitals fell to 4-2-1 since captain and leading goal-scorer Alex Ovechkin was sidelined by a broken left fibula. They fell behind early and failed to make it five comeback victories in a row, despite Logan Thompson making 29 saves and Nic Dowd scoring his seventh goal of the season.

The Capitals’ clash Tuesday night against San Jose had all the makings of a trap game — Washington was riding a four-game winning streak that had featured high-octane offense every night while the upstart visitors had shaken off a poor start to play inspired hockey for more than a month.

William Eklund scored the overtime game-winning goal for the San Jose Sharks as they defeated the Washington Capitals 2-1 and extended their winning streak to three.

William Eklund scored 39 seconds into overtime, Mackenzie Blackwood made 27 saves and the San Jose Sharks ended the Washington Capitals’ winning streak at four by beating them 2-1

William Eklund scored a power-play goal 39 seconds into overtime as the San Jose Sharks earned an impressive 2-1 road win over the Washington Capitals on Tuesday. With Capitals forward Tom Wilson serving a double-minor for high-sticking Macklin Celebrini,