Tomas Tatar scored a pair of goals, including the game winner midway into overtime, as the Red Wings beat the Capitals 5-4 in Washington.
Luke Glendening, Anthony Mantha and Tatar scored second period goals as Detroit led 4-1 entering the final period.
Detroit ended a three-game losing streak.
Nicklas Backstrom scored on a Washington power play with 17 seconds left in regulation to tie the score at four.
Brett Connolly and Dmitry Orlov had the other third period goals.
Alex Ovechkin tallied his 33rd goal in the first period for the Capitals, who had their two-game winning streak halted.
The Red Wings have 53 points, eight out the second wild card spot in the East.
They are home against the Ducks tomorrow.