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CHICAGO — Nic Dowd scored twice and the Washington Capitals beat the Chicago Blackhawks 4-2 for their second straight win. Anthony Mantha, Dylan Strome and Dowd scored in a 7:12 span in the second period to put Washington ahead. Dowd then sealed it with his second of the night and fourth of the season with 4:02 remaining in the third. Beck Malenstyn had two assists and Darcy Kuemper stopped 32 shots for the Capitals. Philipp Kurashev had a goal and an assist, and Connor Murphy also scored for Chicago, which ended its first two-game win streak of the season. NHL rookie scoring leader Connor Bedard assisted on both Chicago goals, and Arvid Söderblom had 23 saves.
