On a night Alex Ovechkin had a shot to pass his idol, Sergei Fedorov, with the Hall of Famer in the house, a 21-year-old kid broke a scoreless tie with a remarkable goal.
Andreas Athanasiou scored 4:06 into the third period and Petr Mrazek had 38 saves for his first shutout of the season, lifting the Red Wings to a 1-0 win over the Washington Capitals in Detroit on Tuesday night.
Athanasiou scored his first career goal in his second NHL game from an improbable angle. He shot from the goal line near the left corner, getting the puck between goaltender Braden Holtby and the left post.