WASHINGTON, D.C. — All right, there’s a lot to unpack here. We’re going to need a sherpa for all this baggage.
But let’s start with the good news: For the third time this season, the Winnipeg Jets rallied from a three-goal third period deficit to force overtime, this time against the Washington Capitals at Verizon Center Thursday.
The bad news? Unlike the first two times — in the season opener against Carolina and again in that memorable game against the Toronto Maple Leafs — the Jets went on to lose in OT this time around, falling 4-3 to the Capitals on one of those Alex Ovechkin one-timers from the left faceoff circle that have been the Russian sniper’s meal ticket in this league for a decade.