The Colorado Avalanche defeated the Washington Capitals 2-1 in Washington as Alexandar Georgiev stood tall to secure the win.

Miles Wood scored the tiebreaking goal early in the third period and the Colorado Avalanche beat the Washington Capitals 2-1 on Thursday night. Mikko Rantanen also scored for the Avalanche, who have won five of their last six games.

After a tough 3-2 victory over the Philadelphia Flyers, the Colorado Avalanche came into Thursday night’s tilt with the Washington Capitals looking for two things.

Washington lost to Colorado, 2-1, in their first game without Alex Ovechkin. However, there are still positive takeaways from the loss.