NEWARK, NJ – Tom Wilson’s second goal of the game came in the fourth minute of overtime to give the Washington Capitals a 6-5 victory over the New Jersey Devils on Saturday night.

Alex Ovechkin scored his first goal of the season for Washington off a deflection and is now 41 goals behind Wayne Gretzky for the all-time lead (895). Ovechkin scored 15 career goals at the Prudential Center, setting the league mark for a visiting player at the venue.

Andrew Mangiapane, Connor McMichael and Dylan Strome also scored for the Capitals.

Nico Hischier scored two goals and added an assist for New Jersey.

Logan Thompson stopped 26 shots for the Capitals. Jacob Markstrom had 31 saves for the Devils.

Takeaways

New Jersey found itself in a 3-1 hole early on, but managed to get back to 5-5 late in the third period with aggressive play in the offensive zone.

The Capitals’ second line of Wilson, Pierre-Luc Dubois and McMichael made the difference. The trio collected five points.

Key moment

Devils captain Hischier scored two goals in a 10-second span early in the second period to even the score at 3-3. It is the fastest two goals by the same player in team history and the fastest two goals at the start of a period (44 seconds) in Devils history.

Key statistics

Known more for his toughness than his ability to score, Wilson tied a season-opening franchise record with a goal in each of the Capitals’ first four games. It was Wilson’s 758th game for Washington, tying him with Mike Gartner for ninth place on the team’s all-time list.

Next

The Capitals are at the Philadelphia Flyers on Tuesday. The Devils host the Tampa Bay Lightning on Tuesday.

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