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Turnaround complete: Capitals clinch Southeast Division, No. 3 seed with 5-3 win over Jets
WASHINGTON – The Washington Capitals clinched the Southeast Division title Tuesday night, completing a stark turnaround in a lockout-shortened season with a 5-3 win over the Winnipeg Jets.
Alex Ovechkin scored his league-leading 31st goal, John Erskine cleared two shots off the goal line, and Braden Holtby made 24 saves for the Capitals, who have won 10 of 11 to secure a playoff berth with two games to spare.
The Capitals were next-to-last in the Eastern Conference as recently as March 21, but Ovechkin and first-year coach Adam Oates have led them to the post-season for the sixth consecutive season, including five Southeast titles.
As the division winner, Washington leapfrogs several teams with better records to enter the playoffs as the conference’s No. 3 seed.
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