Shea Theodore scores in OT, Golden Knights beat Capitals 4-3

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Shea Theodore scored 2:09 into overtime to lift the Vegas Golden Knights to a 4-3 win over the Washington Capitals on Wednesday night.

Theodore dangled his way through two defenders and deked his way to a backhand winner past Washington goaltender Ilya Samsonov, keeping the Golden Knights’ slim playoff hopes alive.

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"At this point of the season we need to win, we need to win out I think to give ourselves a chance," said Theodore, who now has three game-winning goals in overtime this season. "Hopefully, that’s just a momentum boost on how we have to play in that third period going forward and give ourselves the best chance at making the postseason."

The Knights, who ended a two-game slide that saw them score just two goals, have 89 points and are two back of Dallas for the second wild card in the Western Conference, and trail Los Angeles by three in the Pacific Division.

Alec Martinez, Evgenii Dadonov and Chandler Stephenson scored for the Golden Knights in regulation. Robin Lehner made 12 stops in the first period and didn’t return. Logan Thompson stopped 13 shots in the final two periods and didn’t face any in overtime.

Washington Capitals goaltender Ilya Samsonov (30) stops a shot by Vegas Golden Knights center Mattias Janmark (26) during the second period of an NHL game Wednesday, April 20, 2022, in Las Vegas.  (AP Photo/Sam Morris)

"We pay him to start games like this, and it’s the most important time of the year," Vegas coach Peter DeBoer said of his decision to start Lehner. "He’s healthy, he’s fresh, he’s got a lot of energy and we need him at this point of the year."

But DeBoer said