Tim Sassone’s game tracker

Capitals 4, Blackhawks 3 (OT)

Three stars:

1. Mike Knuble, Capitals: Scored the winning goal in overtime on a sweet move.

2. Jonathan Toews, Hawks: His goal with 39 seconds to play sent the game to OT.

3. Dennis Wideman, Capitals: Two assists and 2 blocked shots in 27 minutes on defense.

East vs. West: The Hawks finished their five-game stretch of Eastern Conference opponents 2-1-2, with Tuesday’s regulation loss at Florida the killer. Now it’s back to the Wild West for the next three games against San Jose, Dallas and Phoenix. The Hawks are 8-4-2 against the East this season.