Friday night found the Arizona Coyotes in an unfamiliar position this season — scoreless and tied through two periods with their best chance to win their first game of the season since a shootout loss at Buffalo on Oct. 16.
But John Carlson scored on a power play with 7:58 to play in the game, and Alex Ovechkin sealed the Washington Capitals' 2-0 win with an empty net goal in the final seconds. Prior to the first goal, the Coyotes had gone 5 for 5 on the penalty kill, but a holding penalty to Liam O'Brien gave the Capitals another man advantage, and they cashed it in.