On a night when Washington’s star best player was at his best, the Golden Knights’ best line was unable to respond.
The Capitals didn’t let William Karlsson’s line dominate in Game 2 after Karlsson, Jonathan Marchessault and Reilly Smith had two goals and two assists in Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Final.
The Knights’ top unit had a pair of assists on Shea Theodore’s power-play goal late in the second period. But they couldn’t solve goaltender Braden Holtby and the Capitals, led by the inspired play of their captain Alex Ovechkin, who evened the best-of-seven series at 1-1 with a 3-2 win Wednesday at T-Mobile Arena.