NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Defenseman Jakob Chychrun scored in overtime and Logan Thompson made 35 saves as the Washington Capitals beat the New Jersey Devils 4-3 on Saturday night.
Chychrun beat Devils netminder Jake Allen with his 15th goal 4:06 into the extra session to lift Washington to only its second win in its last eight games. New Jersey lost its third straight.
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Washington Capitals goaltender Logan Thompson (48) defends against New Jersey Devils center Nico Hischier (13) during the second period of an NHL hockey game Saturday, Dec. 27, 2025, in Newark, N.J. (AP Photo/Noah K. Murray)
New Jersey Devils center Nico Hischier (13) skates with the puck against Washington Capitals center Dylan Strome (17) during the second period of an NHL hockey game Saturday, Dec. 27, 2025, in Newark, N.J. (AP Photo/Noah K. Murray)
Washington Capitals goaltender Logan Thompson (48) defends against the New Jersey Devils during the second period of an NHL hockey game Saturday, Dec. 27, 2025, in Newark, N.J. (AP Photo/Noah K. Murray)
Washington Capitals center Nic Dowd (26) plays the puck against New Jersey Devils center Cody Glass, center, during the first period of an NHL hockey game, Saturday, Dec. 27, 2025, in Newark, N.J. (AP Photo/Noah K. Murray)
Washington Capitals defenseman Jakob Chychrun (6) reacts after scoring the game winning goal against New Jersey Devils goaltender Jake Allen (34) during overtime of an NHL hockey game, Saturday, Dec. 27, 2025, in Newark, N.J. (AP Photo/Noah K. Murray)
Aliaksei Protas also scored and added two assists for Washington. Anthony Beauvillier and Alex Ovechkin also scored for the Capitals who are 11-1-0 in their last 12 visits to Prudential Center.
The visitors led 2-1 entering the third period before the Devils scored twice in a 32-second span to move ahead. Ovechkin then tied the game at 3 with his 15th goal, the NHL-record 912th of this career at 9:17.
Jesper Bratt — who had just one goal since Nov. 6 — scored twice for New Jersey. Cody Glass also scored for the Devils, who have lost 13 of their last 20 games.
Protas opened the scoring with less than a second left in the first, tapping in a pass from Ovechkin for his 14th goal.
Bratt tied the contest 1-1 at 4:56 of the second on the power play.
Beauvillier snapped the puck past Allen for his seventh goal at 17:33 of the middle period to put Washington ahead 2-1.
Bratt tied the contest again at the seven-minute mark of the third with his second goal of the game and eighth of the season. Glass then put New Jersey ahead at 7:32 with his seventh before Ovechkin tied the game for a third time.
Washington rebounded from Tuesday’s 7-3 home loss to the Rangers.
The Devils were coming off Tuesday’s 2-1 loss to the Islanders at UBS Arena and last Sunday’s 3-1 home loss to Buffalo.
Allen made 29 saves in defeat.
Devils: Visit Toronto Maple Leafs on Tuesday.
Capitals: Visit Florida Panthers on Monday.
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Washington Capitals goaltender Logan Thompson (48) defends against New Jersey Devils center Nico Hischier (13) during the second period of an NHL hockey game Saturday, Dec. 27, 2025, in Newark, N.J. (AP Photo/Noah K. Murray)
New Jersey Devils center Nico Hischier (13) skates with the puck against Washington Capitals center Dylan Strome (17) during the second period of an NHL hockey game Saturday, Dec. 27, 2025, in Newark, N.J. (AP Photo/Noah K. Murray)
Washington Capitals goaltender Logan Thompson (48) defends against the New Jersey Devils during the second period of an NHL hockey game Saturday, Dec. 27, 2025, in Newark, N.J. (AP Photo/Noah K. Murray)
Washington Capitals center Nic Dowd (26) plays the puck against New Jersey Devils center Cody Glass, center, during the first period of an NHL hockey game, Saturday, Dec. 27, 2025, in Newark, N.J. (AP Photo/Noah K. Murray)
Washington Capitals defenseman Jakob Chychrun (6) reacts after scoring the game winning goal against New Jersey Devils goaltender Jake Allen (34) during overtime of an NHL hockey game, Saturday, Dec. 27, 2025, in Newark, N.J. (AP Photo/Noah K. Murray)
Tiger Woods expressed astonishment as he was handcuffed after crashing his SUV last week in Florida, according to body camera footage released Thursday that also shows deputies removing two pills from Woods' pocket.
Separate footage from the back of the patrol car shows the handcuffed golfer hiccuping, yawning and repeatedly appearing to nod off during the 15-minute ride.
Woods told authorities he was looking at his phone and changing the radio station when his speeding Land Rover clipped the back of a truck and rolled onto its side on a residential road on Jupiter Island. No one was injured in the March 27 afternoon crash.
“I looked down at my phone, and all of a sudden — boom,” Woods told an officer as he knelt on a lawn, prior to his arrest.
Bodycam footage shows Martin County Sheriff’s Deputy Tatiana Levenar then conducting a roadside sobriety test and telling Woods: “I do believe your normal faculties are impaired, and you’re under an unknown substance, so at this time you’re under arrest for DUI."
“I’m being arrested?” Woods responded.
“Yes sir,” Levenar said.
After handcuffing Woods, authorities searched his pockets and found two white pills.
“That’s a Norco,” Woods said after an officer pulled out the pills, referring to a painkiller that contains acetaminophen and the opioid hydrocodone. Authorities would later confirm that Woods was in possession of hydrocodone.
In the bodycam footage, Woods told Levenar that he had not drunk any alcohol and that he had taken “a few” medications earlier in the day, though Woods’ words are muted in the released video as he describes some of the drugs.
At the sheriff’s office complex, after Woods was escorted into the “DUI room” where drivers are tested for being under the influence, Woods said, “I’m not drunk. I’m on a prescription medication,” according to a supplemental sheriff’s office report released Thursday.
Woods, 50, pleaded not guilty on Tuesday to suspicion of driving under the influence. He posted a statement Tuesday night saying that he was stepping away indefinitely “to seek treatment and focus on my health.”
During the field sobriety test, deputies noticed Woods limping and that he had a compression sock over his right knee. Woods explained he had undergone seven back surgeries and over 20 surgeries on his right leg, and that his ankle seizes up while walking.
Woods, who was hiccuping during questioning, continuously moved his head during one of the sobriety tests and deputies had to tell him several times to keep his head straight, an arrest report said.
“Based on my observations of Woods, how he performed the exercises and based on my training, knowledge, and experience, I believed that Woods normal faculties were impaired, and he was unable to safely operate the motor vehicle,” Levenar wrote.
Woods is the most influential figure in golf and has become as recognizable as any athlete in the world. The first person of Black heritage to win the Masters in 1997, he has captivated golf fans with records likely never to be broken.
But his injuries have kept him from accomplishing more, including those suffered in a 2021 Los Angeles car crash that damaged his right leg so badly he said doctors considered amputation. He has not played an official event since the 2024 British Open. He was recovering from a seventh back surgery in October and was trying to return at the Masters, where he is a five-time champion.
Following last week's crash, Woods agreed to a Breathalyzer test that showed no signs of alcohol, but he refused a urine test, authorities said. He was arrested and released on bail eight hours later.
Under a change to Florida law last year, refusing an officer’s request to take a breath, blood or urine test became a misdemeanor, even for a first offense.
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Associated Press writer Mike Schneider in Orlando, Florida, contributed to this report.
In this image taken from police body camera video released by the Martin County, Fla., Sheriff's Office, golfer Tiger Woods performs a field sobriety test for sheriff's deputies following a car crash in Jupiter Island, Fla., Friday, March 27, 2026. (Martin County Sheriff's Office via AP)
Golfer Tiger Woods stands by his overturned vehicle in Jupiter Island, Fla., on Friday, March 27, 2026. (AP Photo/Jason Oteri)
In this image taken from police body camera video released by the Martin County, Fla., Sheriff's Office, golfer Tiger Woods speaks with sheriff's deputies following a car crash in Jupiter Island, Fla., Friday, March 27, 2026. (Martin County Sheriff's Office via AP)
In this image taken from police body camera video released by the Martin County, Fla., Sheriff's Office, sheriff's deputies holds two pills from a search of golfer Tiger Woods' pants following a car crash in Jupiter Island, Fla., Friday, March 27, 2026. (Martin County Sheriff's Department via AP)
In this image taken from police body camera video released by the Martin County, Fla., Sheriff's Office, golfer Tiger Woods is taken into custody by sheriff's deputies following a car crash in Jupiter Island, Fla., Friday, March 27, 2026. (Martin County Sheriff's Office via AP)
In this image taken from police body camera video released by the Martin County, Fla., Sheriff's Office, golfer Tiger Woods performs a field sobriety test for sheriff's deputies following a car crash in Jupiter Island, Fla., Friday, March 27, 2026. (Martin County Sheriff's Office via AP)
The Martin County Sheriff's Office welcome sign is displayed outside Friday, March 27, 2026 (AP Photo/Jim Rassol)
This handout photo provided by the Martin County Sheriff's Office shows Tiger Woods, in Stuart, Fla., Friday, March 27, 2026. (Martin County Sheriff's Office via AP)
Tiger Woods leaves the Martin County Sheriff's Office jail facility following his involvement in a car crash where he was arrested on a DUI charge on Friday, March 27, 2026 (AP Photo/Jim Rassol)
FILE- Golfer Tiger Woods stands by his overturned vehicle in Jupiter Island, Fla., March 27, 2026. (AP Photo/Jason Oteri, File)
