In their first game without Ovechkin, who is out for four to six weeks with a broken left fibula, the Capitals made changes to two of their four forward lines. Andrew Mangiapane m

They’ve been doing a nice job of focing teams into icings so we can put our top guys in some favorable matchups.” Colorado’s power play didn’t look great on its first opportunity, but caught a lucky bounce on its second chance.

Miles Wood scored the tiebreaking goal early in the third period and the Colorado Avalanche beat the Washington Capitals 2-1.