Kraken score twice late to beat Capitals at home

The Washington Capitals lost 5-3 to the Seattle Kraken at Capital One Arena on Sunday, squandering a tie game in the third period despite outshooting Seattle 36-27 for the night. Washington falls to 3-2-0. Seattle improves to 4-2-0. Read more: Kraken score twice late to beat Capitals at home.

Alex Ovechkin scored the Capitals' second goal, his first of the season and the 930th regular-season goal of his career. He is still chasing Wayne Gretzky's all-time record in what Washington has said will be his final NHL season. Ovechkin's goal, assisted by Ilya Protas and Aliaksei Protas, put the Capitals ahead 2-1 at 16:47 of the first period.

Kaapo Kakko opened the scoring for Seattle at 6:06 of the first on a rebound off Logan Thompson. Jordan Kyrou tied it 1-1 for Washington at 11:41, taking a cross-ice feed from Cole Hutson for his first goal with the Capitals. Jordan Eberle answered for Seattle late in the period to make it 2-2 after 20 minutes.

Frederick Gaudreau put the Kraken ahead 3-2 at 13:24 of the second period, assisted by Ryan Winterton. Washington did not score again until the third.

Third period slips away

Boone Jenner tied the game 3-3 just 46 seconds into the third, his second straight game with a goal. The tie lasted nearly 14 minutes.

Jared McCann put Seattle ahead for good with 5:27 left in regulation, cutting to the middle of the ice for a low wrist shot past Thompson. Winterton added a breakaway goal with 2:40 remaining for the final margin.

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Washington's shot advantage did not carry over to the stat that decided the game. The Capitals also finished with 20 giveaways to Seattle's 14. Both teams went 0 for 2 on the power play, so special teams were not the difference.

Tom Wilson led a physical night with seven hits, and Washington out-hit Seattle 31-13 for the game. The Capitals also won the faceoff battle, taking 34 of 66 draws.

The goaltending was.

Seattle's Joey Daccord stopped 33 of 36 shots for a .917 save percentage, including 17 saves in the third period alone. Thompson stopped 22 of 27 for a .815 mark, his first start allowing five goals since April.

Capitals coach Spencer Carbery put the loss on his team's puck management. "We're just making too many mistakes, a lot of mistakes with the puck, poor decisions," Carbery said after the game.

Injuries and the next game

Washington played without center Pierre-Luc Dubois, who missed the game with an illness. Defenseman Matt Roy also sat out with a lower-body injury, with the team targeting a return around Tuesday. Rasmus Sandin remains on injured reserve with a knee injury.

The Capitals have no game Monday. They play again Tuesday at Carolina, with Dubois and Roy both hoping to return to the lineup. Seattle leads the season series 1-0, with the teams meeting once more this season, on Dec. 10 in Seattle.