"The Capitals' focus Tuesday night wasn't on the negative side of the 4-3 overtime loss to Tampa Bay, but rather the positive elements that allowed them to squeeze a point out of a game that they trailed by two goals halfway through.

Chief among those attributes was Washington's ability to cycle the puck and dominate possession as the contest wore on.

"I thought we controlled the puck maybe as well as we've done over the last 20, 30 games and that's in our zone, in the neutral zone," said Brooks Laich, who was on the ice for the Capitals' first and third goals. "It felt like we had the puck more often than not — we were making them chase. It comes with good decisions, it comes with patience. Offensively we had some chances, there was pucks around the net. There were shots and second chances and third chances, just weren't able to get the win.""