Logan Thompson made 18 saves for the Capitals (6-4-0), who have lost their past two games.
“It was a good game. That’s a good team over there. A lot of respect for Dallas and a lot of respect for Oettinger,” Thompson said. “Overall, I think it was a back-and-forth game, and we just didn’t get a bounce tonight, and that’s just sometimes how it goes.”
Seguin scored 43 seconds into the second period to give the Stars a 1-0 lead when his cross-crease pass attempt deflected off of Capitals defenseman Martin Fehervary’s stick on the power play.
“Washington is a big, heavy team. It’s a lot of muck and grinding in the corners and they come in waves. Found a way to win, and a big reason was [Oettinger],” Seguin said. “I don’t know the last time we won 1-0. It’s been a while here.”
Capitals forward Aliaksei Protas nearly tied the game on a short-handed chance that hit off the right post at 6:35, and Pierre-Luc Dubois rang another shot off a post at 11:49.
“I like a lot of what we did out there for the majority of the game, especially the second and third period,” Capitals coach Spencer Carbery said. “I thought we did a lot of good things, controlled play, had the majority of the looks, just didn’t convert on them tonight. So, you can’t be upset or disappointed with the process. The process was good tonight. We just weren’t able to finish.”