Ottawa Senators @ Washington Capitals

34-39-4, 14-21-2 Away

Final/OT

	1	2	3	OT	T
Senators OTT	0	1	1	1	3
Capitals WSH	1	1	0	0	2

Washington CapitalsCapitalsWSH

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Capitals blow another late lead, lose to the Senators 3-2 in overtime

— Charlie Lindgren allowed three goals on 21 shots, the last by Jake Sanderson in overtime, and the Washington Capitals lost a sixth consecutive game, a 3-2 defeat to the Ottawa Senators on Sunday night that's yet another blow to their playoff hopes...

Apr 8, 2024, 02:25 am - AP

		1	2	3	OT	T
	Senators	0	1	1	1	3
	Capitals	1	1	0	0	2

1st Period			OTT	WSH
4:43		Max Pacioretty (4) Assists: Hendrix Lapierre (13)	0	1

2nd Period			OTT	WSH
5:40		Mark Kastelic (5) Assists: Jakob Chychrun (26), Parker Kelly (10)	1	1
17:10		Aliaksei Protas (6) Assists: Trevor van Riemsdyk (13), Martin Fehervary (12)	1	2

3rd Period			OTT	WSH
12:49		Ridly Greig (13) Assists: Shane Pinto (18), Erik Brannstrom (16)	2	2

OT Summary			OTT	WSH
0:41		Jake Sanderson (10) Assists: Ridly Greig (13), Brady Tkachuk (34)	3	2

Tom Wilson hit Jake Sanderson
Thomas Chabot shot blocked by Nick Jensen
Max Pacioretty Wrist Shot Wide Left
Sonny Milano Snap Shot saved by Joonas Korpisalo
Dylan Strome faceoff won against Jiri Smejkal
Martin Fehervary Wrist Shot Wide Left
Artem Zub shot blocked by Martin Fehervary
Nic Dowd faceoff won against Brady Tkachuk
Giveaway by Beck Malenstyn
Beck Malenstyn hit Thomas Chabot
Ivan Miroshnichenko hit Jakob Chychrun
Max Pacioretty hit Jake Sanderson
Max Pacioretty Goal (4) Wrist Shot, assists: Hendrix Lapierre (13)
Tom Wilson Wrist Shot Wide Left
Alexander Alexeyev hit Zack MacEwen
Dylan Strome faceoff won against Shane Pinto
Max Pacioretty Wrist Shot saved by Joonas Korpisalo
Nick Jensen hit Mark Kastelic
Claude Giroux shot blocked by Sonny Milano
Nic Dowd faceoff won against Claude Giroux
Michael Sgarbossa hit Artem Zub
Beck Malenstyn hit Jake Sanderson
Drake Batherson shot blocked by Martin Fehervary
Ridly Greig shot blocked by Rasmus Sandin
Rasmus Sandin hit Ridly Greig
Drake Batherson shot blocked by Connor McMichael
Connor McMichael faceoff won against Shane Pinto
Connor McMichael faceoff won against Brady Tkachuk
Alex Ovechkin Backhand Wide Left
Tom Wilson Batted Wide Right
Takeaway by Dylan Strome
Alex Ovechkin Wrist Shot Wide Left
Alexander Alexeyev hit Mark Kastelic
Takeaway by Alexander Alexeyev
Takeaway by Nic Dowd
Jakob Chychrun shot blocked by Rasmus Sandin
Tom Wilson hit Shane Pinto
Beck Malenstyn hit Thomas Chabot
Nic Dowd hit Jiri Smejkal
Jakob Chychrun shot blocked by Nick Jensen
Connor McMichael faceoff won against Ridly Greig
Tom Wilson Tip-In saved by Joonas Korpisalo
Tom Wilson Roughing against Mark Kastelic
Alex Ovechkin Wrist Shot High and Wide Left
Dylan Strome faceoff won against Claude Giroux
Alex Ovechkin Slap Shot Wide Left
Alex Ovechkin Slap Shot saved by Joonas Korpisalo
Connor McMichael Wrist Shot saved by Joonas Korpisalo
Dylan Strome Backhand Wide Right
Dylan Strome Wrist Shot Short
Alex Ovechkin Slap Shot saved by Joonas Korpisalo
Beck Malenstyn hit Jake Sanderson
Trevor van Riemsdyk Wrist Shot saved by Joonas Korpisalo
Alexander Alexeyev hit Ridly Greig
Max Pacioretty Wrist Shot Wide Right
Dylan Strome faceoff won against Ridly Greig
Tom Wilson hit Jake Sanderson
Drake Batherson shot blocked by John Carlson
Nic Dowd faceoff won against Mark Kastelic
Nick Jensen Wrist Shot Hit Left Post
Ridly Greig shot blocked by Nick Jensen
Connor McMichael faceoff won against Jiri Smejkal
Takeaway by Connor McMichael
Giveaway by Ivan Miroshnichenko
Takeaway by Ivan Miroshnichenko
Beck Malenstyn hit Jacob Bernard-Docker
Jacob Bernard-Docker shot blocked by Beck Malenstyn
Claude Giroux shot blocked by Nic Dowd
Takeaway by Nic Dowd
Nic Dowd Wrist Shot saved by Joonas Korpisalo
Dylan Strome faceoff won against Parker Kelly
Parker Kelly shot blocked by John Carlson
Aliaksei Protas faceoff won against Brady Tkachuk
Martin Fehervary hit Drake Batherson
Connor McMichael Wrist Shot saved by Joonas Korpisalo
Connor McMichael shot blocked by Dylan Strome
Beck Malenstyn Tip-In Wide Right
John Carlson Wrist Shot Wide Right
Claude Giroux shot blocked by Nick Jensen
Takeaway by Aliaksei Protas
Trevor van Riemsdyk Wrist Shot saved by Joonas Korpisalo
Aliaksei Protas Goal (6) Snap Shot, assists: Trevor van Riemsdyk (13), Martin Fehervary (12)
Takeaway by Nic Dowd
Jake Sanderson shot blocked by Martin Fehervary
Max Pacioretty hit Ridly Greig
Takeaway by Hendrix Lapierre
Max Pacioretty Backhand saved by Joonas Korpisalo
Max Pacioretty Backhand saved by Joonas Korpisalo
Parker Kelly shot blocked by Dylan Strome
Giveaway by John Carlson
Bokondji Imama shot blocked by Nick Jensen
Martin Fehervary hit Jiri Smejkal
Takeaway by Nic Dowd
Max Pacioretty Tripping against Jake Sanderson
Nic Dowd faceoff won against Claude Giroux
Giveaway by Connor McMichael
Giveaway by Trevor van Riemsdyk
Jake Sanderson shot blocked by Tom Wilson
Max Pacioretty hit Drake Batherson
Dylan Strome faceoff won against Claude Giroux
Alex Ovechkin Slap Shot High and Wide Left
Max Pacioretty Wrist Shot Hit Right Post
Alex Ovechkin Wrist Shot Wide Left
Dylan Strome Wrist Shot saved by Joonas Korpisalo
Tom Wilson Backhand saved by Joonas Korpisalo
Tom Wilson Tip-In saved by Joonas Korpisalo
Max Pacioretty Wrist Shot Wide Right
Tom Wilson Wrist Shot saved by Joonas Korpisalo
Alex Ovechkin hit Parker Kelly
Brady Tkachuk shot blocked by Alexander Alexeyev
Connor McMichael High-sticking against Brady Tkachuk
Takeaway by Nick Jensen
Takeaway by Aliaksei Protas
Tom Wilson Slap Shot saved by Joonas Korpisalo
Takeaway by Sonny Milano
Giveaway by John Carlson
Alex Ovechkin Deflected High and Wide Right
Martin Fehervary Wrist Shot Wide Right
Trevor van Riemsdyk Slap Shot saved by Joonas Korpisalo
Dylan Strome faceoff won against Shane Pinto
Connor McMichael hit Jakob Chychrun
Takeaway by Nic Dowd
John Carlson Wrist Shot saved by Joonas Korpisalo
John Carlson Snap Shot saved by Joonas Korpisalo
Shane Pinto shot blocked by Martin Fehervary
Dylan Strome faceoff won against Claude Giroux
John Carlson Slap Shot Wide Left
Takeaway by Dylan Strome
Nic Dowd Wrist Shot Wide Left
Jakob Chychrun shot blocked by Tom Wilson
Mathieu Joseph Backhand Wide Right
Ridly Greig hit Connor McMichael
Giveaway by Joonas Korpisalo
Max Pacioretty shot blocked by Jakob Chychrun
Jakob Chychrun Snap Shot Wide Left
Goalie Stopped
Alex Ovechkin shot blocked by Zack MacEwen
Zack MacEwen hit Martin Fehervary
Jiri Smejkal Snap Shot Wide Left
Bokondji Imama Wrist Shot Wide Right
Thomas Chabot Snap Shot High and Wide Left
Puck in Netting
Shane Pinto Wrist Shot Wide Left
Brady Tkachuk hit Michael Sgarbossa
Giveaway by Mark Kastelic
Parker Kelly hit Michael Sgarbossa
Drake Batherson Wrist Shot Wide Right
Jakob Chychrun hit Tom Wilson
Claude Giroux Wrist Shot saved by Charlie Lindgren
Ridly Greig hit Trevor van Riemsdyk
Bokondji Imama hit Alexander Alexeyev
Icing
Zack MacEwen faceoff won against Connor McMichael
Zack MacEwen hit Aliaksei Protas
Puck in Crowd
On-Ice Official
Shane Pinto faceoff won against Dylan Strome
Goalie Stopped
Boris Katchouk faceoff won against Hendrix Lapierre
Goalie Stopped
Ridly Greig hit Alexander Alexeyev
Takeaway by Drake Batherson
Erik Brannstrom Wrist Shot Above Crossbar
Goalie Stopped
Claude Giroux faceoff won against Connor McMichael
Thomas Chabot Slap Shot Wide Left
Ridly Greig Backhand Wide Right
Erik Brannstrom Wrist Shot saved by Charlie Lindgren
Brady Tkachuk shot blocked by Drake Batherson
Drake Batherson Tip-In Wide Left
Icing
Icing
Brady Tkachuk Backhand saved by Charlie Lindgren
Jacob Bernard-Docker Snap Shot Above Crossbar
Alex Ovechkin shot blocked by Jacob Bernard-Docker
Takeaway by Parker Kelly
Hand Pass
Parker Kelly hit John Carlson
Bokondji Imama Wrist Shot saved by Charlie Lindgren
Ridly Greig Backhand Wide Right
Puck Frozen - Goalie
Mathieu Joseph Wrist Shot Wide Left
Ridly Greig Snap Shot saved by Charlie Lindgren
Mathieu Joseph hit Beck Malenstyn
Parker Kelly hit Rasmus Sandin
Mark Kastelic Roughing against Tom Wilson
Mark Kastelic Roughing against Dylan Strome served by Brady Tkachuk
Puck in Benches
Claude Giroux faceoff won against Dylan Strome
Giveaway by Jake Sanderson
Alex Ovechkin shot blocked by Jacob Bernard-Docker
Puck in Crowd
Mathieu Joseph Tripping against Connor McMichael
Claude Giroux faceoff won against Dylan Strome
Off-side
Puck in Crowd
Jake Sanderson faceoff won against Dylan Strome
Max Pacioretty shot blocked by Jake Sanderson
Goalie Stopped
Ridly Greig faceoff won against Hendrix Lapierre
Alex Ovechkin shot blocked by Parker Kelly
Icing
Ridly Greig faceoff won against Nic Dowd
Brady Tkachuk hit Martin Fehervary
Drake Batherson hit Martin Fehervary
Drake Batherson Wrist Shot saved by Charlie Lindgren
Brady Tkachuk hit Nic Dowd
Mathieu Joseph hit Max Pacioretty
Icing
Parker Kelly hit Alex Ovechkin
Mark Kastelic Goal (5) Backhand, assists: Jakob Chychrun (26), Parker Kelly (10)
Icing
Zack MacEwen faceoff won against Connor McMichael
Puck in Benches
Takeaway by Shane Pinto
Puck Frozen - Goalie
Shane Pinto faceoff won against Dylan Strome
Artem Zub Wrist Shot Wide Left
Puck in Netting
Mark Kastelic hit Nic Dowd
Giveaway by Mark Kastelic
Mark Kastelic Tip-In saved by Charlie Lindgren
Goalie Stopped
Claude Giroux faceoff won against Max Pacioretty
Mathieu Joseph hit Martin Fehervary
Puck in Netting
Takeaway by Jiri Smejkal
Shane Pinto Snap Shot saved by Charlie Lindgren
Goalie Stopped
Shane Pinto faceoff won against Dylan Strome
Erik Brannstrom shot blocked by Shane Pinto
Brady Tkachuk Snap Shot Above Crossbar
Claude Giroux Wrist Shot saved by Charlie Lindgren
Puck Frozen - Goalie
Claude Giroux faceoff won against Nic Dowd
Puck Frozen - Goalie
Alex Ovechkin shot blocked by Jake Sanderson
Puck in Netting
Brady Tkachuk hit Beck Malenstyn
Zack MacEwen hit Alexander Alexeyev
Bokondji Imama hit Sonny Milano
Mathieu Joseph hit Trevor van Riemsdyk
Martin Fehervary shot blocked by Jacob Bernard-Docker
Trevor van Riemsdyk shot blocked by Jakob Chychrun
Boris Katchouk hit Beck Malenstyn
Thomas Chabot Wrist Shot saved by Charlie Lindgren
Mathieu Joseph Wrist Shot Wide Left
Icing
Zack MacEwen faceoff won against Dylan Strome
Icing
Claude Giroux faceoff won against Hendrix Lapierre
Takeaway by Mathieu Joseph
Ridly Greig Backhand Wide Right
Erik Brannstrom hit Hendrix Lapierre
Puck in Crowd
Shane Pinto Deflected Hit Right Post
Shane Pinto Snap Shot saved by Charlie Lindgren
Goalie Stopped
Ridly Greig faceoff won against Nic Dowd
Icing
Claude Giroux faceoff won against Hendrix Lapierre
Mark Kastelic hit Trevor van Riemsdyk
Mark Kastelic hit Alexander Alexeyev
Puck in Netting
Zack MacEwen faceoff won against Nic Dowd
Puck in Crowd
Artem Zub Slap Shot Wide Right
Brady Tkachuk hit Beck Malenstyn
Brady Tkachuk Snap Shot Above Crossbar
Takeaway by Jakob Chychrun
Brady Tkachuk Slap Shot saved by Charlie Lindgren
Takeaway by Jake Sanderson
Jakob Chychrun Snap Shot Wide Right
Drake Batherson Slap Shot saved by Charlie Lindgren
Jakob Chychrun Snap Shot saved by Charlie Lindgren
Jakob Chychrun Backhand Wide Left
Max Pacioretty shot blocked by Erik Brannstrom
Ridly Greig Slashing against Max Pacioretty
TV Timeout
Jake Sanderson hit Tom Wilson
Parker Kelly hit Tom Wilson
Icing
Mark Kastelic faceoff won against Hendrix Lapierre
Mark Kastelic hit Hendrix Lapierre
Jiri Smejkal hit Martin Fehervary
Mark Kastelic hit Trevor van Riemsdyk
Thomas Chabot hit Beck Malenstyn
Jakob Chychrun hit Dylan Strome
Takeaway by Brady Tkachuk
Jacob Bernard-Docker shot blocked by Brady Tkachuk
Brady Tkachuk hit Connor McMichael
TV Timeout
Claude Giroux faceoff won against Nic Dowd
Ridly Greig Goal (13) Wrist Shot, assists: Shane Pinto (18), Erik Brannstrom (16)
Timeout - Home
Mark Kastelic Backhand saved by Charlie Lindgren
Goalie Stopped
Mark Kastelic faceoff won against Nic Dowd
Icing
Zack MacEwen faceoff won against Hendrix Lapierre
Bokondji Imama Wrist Shot Wide Left
Martin Fehervary shot blocked by Thomas Chabot
Jiri Smejkal hit Sonny Milano
Puck in Netting
Shane Pinto hit Dylan Strome
Dylan Strome shot blocked by Jake Sanderson
Mathieu Joseph Wrist Shot saved by Charlie Lindgren
Takeaway by Jakob Chychrun
Shane Pinto Slap Shot saved by Charlie Lindgren
Jacob Bernard-Docker hit Tom Wilson
Goalie Stopped
Mark Kastelic faceoff won against Hendrix Lapierre
Shane Pinto Backhand saved by Charlie Lindgren
Puck Frozen - Goalie
Brady Tkachuk faceoff won against Nic Dowd
Puck in Benches
Claude Giroux faceoff won against Dylan Strome
Icing
Jake Sanderson Goal (10) Wrist Shot, assists: Ridly Greig (13), Brady Tkachuk (34)

SENATORS

CAPITALS

Regular Season Series

OTT wins 2-1

Capitals
1
Senators
6

Game 1

19/10

Senators
3
Capitals
6

Game 2

27/2

Senators
3
Capitals
2

Game 3

7/4

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Tampa Bay	37	14	4	78
Montreal	32	17	8	72
Detroit	33	19	6	72
Buffalo	32	19	6	70
Boston	32	20	5	69
Ottawa	28	22	7	63
Toronto	27	21	9	63
Florida	29	25	3	61

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Carolina	36	15	6	78
Pittsburgh	29	15	12	70
NY Islanders	32	21	5	69
Columbus	29	20	7	65
Washington	29	23	7	65
Philadelphia	25	20	11	61
New Jersey	28	27	2	58
NY Rangers	22	29	6	50

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Ottawa Senators @ Washington Capitals

Stars of the Game

Jake SandersonD - OTT

Ridly GreigC - OTT

Max PaciorettyLW - WSH

Game Information

Capitals blow another late lead, lose to the Senators 3-2 in overtime

Shot Chart

Regular Season Series

OTT wins 2-1

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