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WASHINGTON -- Justin Abdelkader scored twice in the third period to help the Detroit Red Wings rally for a 4-2 victory over the Washington Capitals on Wednesday night.
Abdelkader broke a 2-2 tie when he took a drop pass from Pavel Datsyuk and beat Braden Holtby from the left circle at 10:34 for his fifth goal of the season. Detroit tied it at 4:04 when Abdelkader scored off a Washington turnover in the slot.
Datsyuk added a power-play goal in the final minute. Gustav Nyquist also scored -- off an assist from Abdelkader -- and Henrik Zetterberg had two assists. Jimmy Howard made 25 saves.
Datsyuk's goal ended a streak of 23 Detroit power plays without a goal.
Troy Brouwer and Evgeny Kuznetsov scored for Washington, which has lost three of four. Alex Ovechkin failed to score a point for the fifth straight game, the longest drought of his career.
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