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
NY Rangers	55	23	4	114
Carolina	52	23	7	111
NY Islanders	39	27	16	94
Washington	40	31	11	91
Pittsburgh	38	32	12	88
Philadelphia	38	33	11	87
New Jersey	38	39	5	81
Columbus	27	43	12	66

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Florida	52	24	6	110
Boston	47	20	15	109
Toronto	46	26	10	102
Tampa Bay	45	29	8	98
Detroit	41	32	9	91
Buffalo	39	37	6	84
Ottawa	37	41	4	78
Montreal	30	36	16	76

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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

Regular Season Series

WSH leads 1-0

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