Tippett entered the game second among all players with 42, 22-plus mph bursts, according to NHL EDGE stats.
“The guy is a stud,” Drysdale said. “He’s an absolute horse for us, the way he’s been playing this year as a whole, tonight as well. I think he went end to end 50 times this game. Every time he touches the puck he’s a threat. I wouldn’t want to be a defenseman on the opposing team going with that guy with a head of steam.”
Ryan Leonard scored and Logan Thompson made 18 saves for Washington (32-27-7), which has lost four of its past five games and four straight on the road.
“Just making mistakes in the second period that ended up costing us,” Capitals coach Spencer Carbery said. “… Overall, I thought we played hard,…