Aliaksei Protas scored his second goal of the game at 2:23 of overtime to help the Washington Capitals come from behind and defeat the Columbus Blue Jackets 2-1, marking their 10th straight road win.
Protas received a pass from Dylan Strome and fired a wrist shot past Jet Greaves from above the right circle.
The Capitals lead the League with 11 comeback wins this season.
Charlie Lindgren made 32 saves, including three in overtime, for the Capitals, who are 11-1-1 in their last 13 games against the Blue Jackets. Jacob Chychrun had two assists.
Zach Werenski scored the lone goal for the Blue Jackets, who have lost five of their last six games. Greaves, recalled from the Cleveland Monsters of the AHL on Wednesday, made 35 saves in his first NHL game this season.
Columbus went 1-for-5 on the power play, while Washington was 0-for-1.
Werenski gave the Blue Jackets a 1-0 lead at 14:12 of the second period. On Columbus’ fourth power play, Werenski received a pass from Kent Johnson at the center point, skated forward, and fired a wrist shot through traffic.
This was Werenski’s 100th career goal, making him the first defenseman in franchise history to reach that milestone and the eighth Blue Jackets player to do so. He also extended his home point streak to 10 games.
Protas tied the game 31 seconds into the third period. Pierre-Luc Dubois carried the puck into the left circle and passed it to Protas, who scored with a one-timer from the slot.
Protas now has five points (three goals, two assists) in his last three games.
Lindgren made an incredible save with his stick to deny Kirill Marchenko in front of the net midway through the third period, while Greaves made several key stops around the 13:30 mark to keep the game tied.
