Connor McMichael had two goals and the Washington Capitals scored four times on their first 10 shots in a 5-2 victory over the Colorado Avalanche on Friday night. Jakub Vrana, Jakob Chychrun and Rasmus Sandin also scored and Charlie Lindgren made 17 saves to spoil the return of three key forwards for Colorado.

DENVER -- Connor McMichael scored twice for the Washington Capitals in a 5-2 win against the Colorado Avalanche at Ball Arena on Friday. Jakub Vrana and Jakob Chychrun scored, and Pierre-Luc Dubois had two assists for the Capitals (11-4-1), who had alternated wins and losses over their past six games. Charlie Lindgren made 17 saves.

Connor McMichael and Pierre-Luc Dubois led the way with multi-point games, and the Capitals got back to their game and identity with a convincing 5-2 win over Colorado. Here are t