Ducks End 6-game Skid, Hand Capitals 6Th Consecutive Loss

Washington Capitals left wing Alex Ovechkin, right, attempts but is unable to score a goal past Anaheim Ducks goaltender John Gibson, left, and defenseman Dmitry Kulikov in the third period of an NHL hockey game, in Washington, Feb. 23, 2023. Patrick Semansky/AP Photo

WASHINGTON—Jakob Silfverberg scored the go-ahead goal early in the third period, John Gibson made 41 saves and the Anaheim Ducks handed the reeling Washington Capitals a sixth consecutive defeat, 4–2 Thursday night Feb. 23.

The Capitals are mired in their longest losing streak since losing seven in a row in 2019 and their longest stretch without a point in nearly two decades. They last lost six consecutive games all in regulation in October 2003, before the NHL had a salary cap and before Alex Ovechkin was drafted.