Capitals 5-4 Senators (6 Oct, 2017) Final Score

Washington Capitals

1-0-0, 1-0-0 away

	1	2	3	SO	T
WSH	1	0	3	1	5
OTT	1	1	2	0	4

Alex Ovechkin has hat trick, Capitals beat Sens 5-4 in SO

Alex Ovechkin had a hat trick in a 6:33 span in the third period and Evgeny Kuznetsov scored the shootout winner in the Washington Capitals' 5-4 victory over the Ottawa Senators on Thursday night in the season opener for both teams.

Oct 6, 2017, 05:20 am - Associated Press

		1	2	3	SO	T
	Capitals	1	0	3	1	5
	Senators	1	1	2	0	4

1st Period			WSH	OTT
6:25		Chris Wideman (1) (Even Strength Goal) Assists: Derick Brassard (1), Bobby Ryan (1)	0	1
8:07		Brett Connolly (1) (Even Strength Goal) Assists: Lars Eller (1), Matt Niskanen (1)	1	1

2nd Period			WSH	OTT
6:52		Mark Stone (1) (Even Strength Goal) Assists: Derick Brassard (2)	1	2

3rd Period		WSH	OTT
2:03	Derick Brassard (1) (Even Strength Goal) Assists: Bobby Ryan (2)	1	3
4:15	Alex Ovechkin (1) (Even Strength Goal) Assists: Evgeny Kuznetsov (1)	2	3
5:38	Alex Ovechkin (2) (Even Strength Goal) Assists: Evgeny Kuznetsov (2), Jakub Vrana (1)	3	3
6:55	Mark Stone (2) (Even Strength Goal) Assists: Dion Phaneuf (1), Chris Wideman (1)	3	4
10:48	Alex Ovechkin (3) (Even Strength Goal) Assists: Evgeny Kuznetsov (3), Jakub Vrana (2)	4	4

OT Summary
No Goals Scored

Shootout Summary			WSH	OTT
			0	1
			0	1
			0	1
			1	1
			1	1
			2	1

CAPITALS

SENATORS

Regular Season Series

WSH leads 1-0

Capitals
5
Senators
4

Game 1

6/10

Senators
2
Capitals
5

Game 2

23/11

Senators
2
Capitals
3

Game 3

28/2

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
New Jersey	23	11	3	49
Washington	23	8	2	48
Carolina	21	11	1	43
Pittsburgh	15	15	5	35
Philadelphia	15	15	4	34
NY Rangers	16	17	1	33
NY Islanders	13	14	7	33
Columbus	13	15	6	32

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Florida	22	11	2	46
Toronto	21	12	2	44
Boston	18	13	4	40
Tampa Bay	18	11	2	38
Ottawa	18	14	2	38
Montreal	14	16	3	31
Detroit	13	16	4	30
Buffalo	11	19	4	26

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Washington Capitals

Ottawa Senators

Stars of the Game

Alex OvechkinLW - WSH

Derick BrassardC - OTT

Mark StoneRW - OTT

Game Information

Alex Ovechkin has hat trick, Capitals beat Sens 5-4 in SO

Shot Chart

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WSH leads 1-0

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