Ottawa Senators @ Washington Capitals

34-24-9, 18-13-4 Away

Final

	1	2	3	T
Senators OTT	0	0	1	1
Capitals WSH	0	2	2	4

Washington CapitalsCapitalsWSH

34-27-8, 21-11-4 Home

Ovechkin scores his 922nd goal and Hutson scores in his debut as the Caps beat the Senators 4-1

— Alex Ovechkin scored his 922nd goal and Cole Hutson scored his first to lead the Washington Capitals past the Ottawa Senators 4-1 on Wednesday night.

Mar 19, 2026, 02:17 am - AP

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

1st Period
No Goals Scored

2nd Period			OTT	WSH
8:09		Alex Ovechkin (25) Assists: Rasmus Sandin (21)	0	1
18:13		Tom Wilson (25) Assists: Trevor van Riemsdyk (8), Pierre-Luc Dubois (4)	0	2

3rd Period		OTT	WSH
17:19	Tim Stutzle (31) Assists: Claude Giroux (31), Thomas Chabot (23)	1	2
18:28	Aliaksei Protas (22) (Empty Net) Assists: Connor McMichael (24)	1	3
19:34	Cole Hutson (1) (Empty Net) Unassisted	1	4

Brandon Duhaime Snap Shot Wide Left
Matt Roy hit Michael Amadio
Ethen Frank Snap Shot saved by Linus Ullmark
Connor McMichael Snap Shot Above Crossbar
Shane Pinto shot blocked by Jakob Chychrun
Alex Ovechkin hit Nick Cousins
Brandon Duhaime Snap Shot saved by Linus Ullmark
Brandon Duhaime hit Lars Eller
Thomas Chabot shot blocked by Tom Wilson
Ethen Frank Wrist Shot Wide Right
Trevor van Riemsdyk hit Fabian Zetterlund
Ryan Leonard hit Dennis Gilbert
Tyler Kleven shot blocked by Connor McMichael
Ridly Greig shot blocked by Martin Fehervary
Shane Pinto shot blocked by Martin Fehervary
Giveaway by Brandon Duhaime
Tom Wilson hit Nick Cousins
Tom Wilson Holding against Nick Cousins
Dylan Cozens shot blocked by Martin Fehervary
Connor McMichael hit Tim Stützle
Anthony Beauvillier faceoff won against Claude Giroux
Rasmus Sandin hit Fabian Zetterlund
Tom Wilson Slap Shot saved by Linus Ullmark
Artem Zub shot blocked by Justin Sourdif
Ridly Greig shot blocked by Justin Sourdif
Claude Giroux shot blocked by Jakob Chychrun
Giveaway by Hendrix Lapierre
Martin Fehervary hit Ridly Greig
Anthony Beauvillier Snap Shot Wide Left
Anthony Beauvillier Snap Shot High and Wide Right
Cole Hutson Snap Shot saved by Linus Ullmark
Dylan Strome Tip-In Short
Giveaway by Jakob Chychrun
Ryan Leonard hit Thomas Chabot
Tom Wilson Snap Shot saved by Linus Ullmark
Matt Roy Snap Shot Wide Left
Aliaksei Protas Snap Shot saved by Linus Ullmark
Dylan Strome faceoff won against Shane Pinto
Dylan Strome Snap Shot saved by Linus Ullmark
Pierre-Luc Dubois faceoff won against Shane Pinto
Tom Wilson hit Nick Cousins
Dylan Strome faceoff won against Lars Eller
Giveaway by Ethen Frank
Alex Ovechkin Snap Shot saved by Linus Ullmark
Dylan Strome Snap Shot saved by Linus Ullmark
Pierre-Luc Dubois faceoff won against Lars Eller
Tom Wilson Tip-In saved by Linus Ullmark
Pierre-Luc Dubois faceoff won against Lars Eller
Alex Ovechkin Slap Shot Wide Left
Ryan Leonard Tip-In Wide Right
Anthony Beauvillier faceoff won against Shane Pinto
Anthony Beauvillier Tip-In Wide Left
Anthony Beauvillier Snap Shot saved by Linus Ullmark
Connor McMichael Snap Shot saved by Linus Ullmark
Dylan Cozens shot blocked by Martin Fehervary
Connor McMichael faceoff won against Dylan Cozens
Giveaway by Jakob Chychrun
Aliaksei Protas Snap Shot Wide Left
Alex Ovechkin Goal (25) Tip-In, assists: Rasmus Sandin (21)
Ryan Leonard hit Ridly Greig
Takeaway by Dylan Strome
Anthony Beauvillier Snap Shot saved by Linus Ullmark
Hendrix Lapierre faceoff won against Lars Eller
Tom Wilson Snap Shot saved by Linus Ullmark
Giveaway by Aliaksei Protas
Ridly Greig shot blocked by Jakob Chychrun
Takeaway by Trevor van Riemsdyk
Ryan Leonard Snap Shot saved by Linus Ullmark
Ethen Frank hit Tyler Kleven
Martin Fehervary hit Fabian Zetterlund
Pierre-Luc Dubois Snap Shot saved by Linus Ullmark
Cole Hutson Snap Shot saved by Linus Ullmark
Alex Ovechkin Snap Shot saved by Linus Ullmark
Ethen Frank Tip-In Wide Right
Aliaksei Protas Snap Shot Wide Right
Tom Wilson Goal (25) Snap Shot, assists: Trevor van Riemsdyk (8), Pierre-Luc Dubois (4)
Justin Sourdif hit Nikolas Matinpalo
Takeaway by Justin Sourdif
Cole Hutson Snap Shot High and Wide Left
Rasmus Sandin hit Tim Stützle
Tom Wilson hit Tyler Kleven
Justin Sourdif hit Tyler Kleven
Giveaway by Cole Hutson
Justin Sourdif hit Shane Pinto
Connor McMichael faceoff won against Claude Giroux
Aliaksei Protas Backhand High and Wide Left
Dylan Strome faceoff won against Ridly Greig
Jordan Spence shot blocked by Trevor van Riemsdyk
Alex Ovechkin Tip-In Above Crossbar
Giveaway by Alex Ovechkin
Giveaway by Pierre-Luc Dubois
Takeaway by Pierre-Luc Dubois
Giveaway by Pierre-Luc Dubois
Shane Pinto shot blocked by Martin Fehervary
Tom Wilson hit Shane Pinto
Tim Stützle shot blocked by Brandon Duhaime
Tom Wilson Roughing - Removing opponent's helmet against Nick Cousins
Jordan Spence shot blocked by Aliaksei Protas
Justin Sourdif faceoff won against Tim Stützle
Tyler Kleven shot blocked by Anthony Beauvillier
Giveaway by Rasmus Sandin
Hendrix Lapierre faceoff won against Lars Eller
Hendrix Lapierre Tip-In Hit Left Post
Brandon Duhaime hit Thomas Chabot
Tom Wilson hit Dylan Cozens
Matt Roy Snap Shot saved by Linus Ullmark
Thomas Chabot shot blocked by Rasmus Sandin
Martin Fehervary hit Tim Stützle
Fabian Zetterlund shot blocked by Rasmus Sandin
Giveaway by Ryan Leonard
Fabian Zetterlund shot blocked by Rasmus Sandin
Ryan Leonard Snap Shot saved by Linus Ullmark
Dylan Strome faceoff won against Lars Eller
Anthony Beauvillier Slashing against Michael Amadio
Takeaway by Matt Roy
Matt Roy Snap Shot saved by Linus Ullmark
Tim Stützle shot blocked by Rasmus Sandin
Matt Roy hit Ridly Greig
Pierre-Luc Dubois faceoff won against Tim Stützle
Tom Wilson Snap Shot Wide Left
Aliaksei Protas Goal (22) Wrist Shot, assists: Connor McMichael (24)
Dylan Strome faceoff won against Tim Stützle
Dylan Strome Tip-In Wide Left
Cole Hutson Goal (1) Snap Shot, assists: none
Shane Pinto hit Ethen Frank
Ethen Frank shot blocked by Dennis Gilbert
Justin Sourdif shot blocked by Dennis Gilbert
Nick Cousins hit Cole Hutson
Brady Tkachuk Snap Shot saved by Logan Thompson
Icing
Shane Pinto faceoff won against Hendrix Lapierre
Shane Pinto Tip-In saved by Logan Thompson
Michael Amadio Tip-In Wide Left
Giveaway by Tyler Kleven
Connor McMichael shot blocked by Thomas Chabot
Dylan Cozens hit Connor McMichael
Puck in Netting
Dylan Cozens faceoff won against Pierre-Luc Dubois
Claude Giroux Wrist Shot saved by Logan Thompson
Giveaway by Thomas Chabot
Anthony Beauvillier shot blocked by Thomas Chabot
Giveaway by Nikolas Matinpalo
Ridly Greig Snap Shot saved by Logan Thompson
Dylan Cozens Backhand saved by Logan Thompson
Dylan Cozens Snap Shot Wide Left
Artem Zub Snap Shot saved by Logan Thompson
Goalie Stopped
Lars Eller faceoff won against Justin Sourdif
Icing
Claude Giroux faceoff won against Justin Sourdif
Artem Zub Slap Shot saved by Logan Thompson
Thomas Chabot hit Brandon Duhaime
Icing
Lars Eller faceoff won against Dylan Strome
Alex Ovechkin shot blocked by Warren Foegele
Lars Eller Snap Shot saved by Logan Thompson
Lars Eller hit Anthony Beauvillier
Off-side
Brady Tkachuk faceoff won against Connor McMichael
Thomas Chabot Slap Shot saved by Logan Thompson
Goalie Stopped
Brady Tkachuk faceoff won against Connor McMichael
Brady Tkachuk Snap Shot Wide Left
Drake Batherson Slap Shot Hit Left Post
Off-side
Shane Pinto Tip-In Wide Right
Claude Giroux Snap Shot saved by Logan Thompson
Warren Foegele Wrist Shot saved by Logan Thompson
Shane Pinto Wrist Shot Wide Right
Puck in Netting
Tim Stützle faceoff won against Pierre-Luc Dubois
Tim Stützle Snap Shot saved by Logan Thompson
Artem Zub Snap Shot saved by Logan Thompson
Goalie Stopped
Dylan Cozens faceoff won against Hendrix Lapierre
Brady Tkachuk Between Legs saved by Logan Thompson
Dylan Cozens Wrist Shot Off Crossbar
Giveaway by Jordan Spence
Nick Cousins hit Martin Fehervary
Fabian Zetterlund Snap Shot saved by Logan Thompson
Goalie Stopped
Claude Giroux faceoff won against Justin Sourdif
Tim Stützle Snap Shot Off Crossbar
Puck in Benches
Tim Stützle faceoff won against Pierre-Luc Dubois
Giveaway by Tim Stützle
Giveaway by Thomas Chabot
Goalie Stopped
Cole Hutson shot blocked by Tyler Kleven
Dennis Gilbert Snap Shot saved by Logan Thompson
Artem Zub Snap Shot saved by Logan Thompson
Goalie Stopped
Nick Cousins Slashing against Martin Fehervary
Connor McMichael shot blocked by Tyler Kleven
Puck in Netting
Goalie Stopped
Pierre-Luc Dubois shot blocked by Tyler Kleven
Icing
Justin Sourdif shot blocked by Shane Pinto
Brady Tkachuk Snap Shot High and Wide Right
Brady Tkachuk Snap Shot Wide Right
Ridly Greig Tip-In Wide Left
Claude Giroux Tip-In Wide Right
Takeaway by Claude Giroux
Drake Batherson Wrist Shot saved by Logan Thompson
Goalie Stopped
Lars Eller faceoff won against Pierre-Luc Dubois
Thomas Chabot Snap Shot Wide Right
Giveaway by Fabian Zetterlund
Puck in Netting
Puck in Benches
Claude Giroux faceoff won against Pierre-Luc Dubois
Jordan Spence Slap Shot Short
Nick Cousins hit Martin Fehervary
Nick Cousins Snap Shot saved by Logan Thompson
Tim Stützle hit Cole Hutson
Ridly Greig Backhand saved by Logan Thompson
Giveaway by Ridly Greig
Fabian Zetterlund Snap Shot saved by Logan Thompson
Puck in Netting
Shane Pinto faceoff won against Dylan Strome
Icing
Shane Pinto faceoff won against Dylan Strome
Shane Pinto Tip-In saved by Logan Thompson
Shane Pinto Wrist Shot Wide Right
Goalie Stopped
Ethen Frank shot blocked by Tyler Kleven
Puck in Netting
Claude Giroux faceoff won against Pierre-Luc Dubois
Giveaway by Tyler Kleven
Off-side
Ridly Greig faceoff won against Justin Sourdif
Ridly Greig Snap Shot Wide Right
Goalie Stopped
Lars Eller faceoff won against Hendrix Lapierre
Tim Stützle hit Matt Roy
Goalie Stopped
Ridly Greig faceoff won against Dylan Strome
Alex Ovechkin shot blocked by Artem Zub
Giveaway by Nikolas Matinpalo
Ryan Leonard shot blocked by Dennis Gilbert
Off-side
Tim Stützle faceoff won against Pierre-Luc Dubois
Tyler Kleven hit Tom Wilson
Icing
Claude Giroux Tip-In Wide Right
Tim Stützle hit Rasmus Sandin
Puck in Crowd
Icing
Lars Eller faceoff won against Pierre-Luc Dubois
Tyler Kleven Snap Shot saved by Logan Thompson
Michael Amadio Wrist Shot Wide Left
Nikolas Matinpalo Snap Shot saved by Logan Thompson
Tyler Kleven Slap Shot saved by Logan Thompson
Brady Tkachuk faceoff won against Connor McMichael
Tim Stützle Snap Shot saved by Logan Thompson
Goalie Stopped
Brady Tkachuk faceoff won against Anthony Beauvillier
Drake Batherson Tip-In saved by Logan Thompson
Thomas Chabot Slap Shot Wide Left
Giveaway by Drake Batherson
Thomas Chabot Slap Shot saved by Logan Thompson
Goalie Stopped
Claude Giroux faceoff won against Connor McMichael
Shane Pinto Slap Shot Wide Left
Jordan Spence Slap Shot saved by Logan Thompson
Goalie Stopped
Tim Stützle faceoff won against Anthony Beauvillier
Claude Giroux Snap Shot saved by Logan Thompson
Jordan Spence Slap Shot saved by Logan Thompson
Goalie Stopped
Tim Stützle Tip-In Wide Left
Tim Stützle hit Pierre-Luc Dubois
Puck in Crowd
Icing
Thomas Chabot hit Ethen Frank
Dennis Gilbert hit Pierre-Luc Dubois
Nick Cousins Tip-In saved by Logan Thompson
Goalie Stopped
Artem Zub hit Anthony Beauvillier
Brady Tkachuk faceoff won against Tom Wilson
Drake Batherson Slap Shot Wide Left
Takeaway by Shane Pinto
Hand Pass
Tim Stützle faceoff won against Pierre-Luc Dubois
Puck in Netting
Icing
Brady Tkachuk faceoff won against Pierre-Luc Dubois
Tim Stützle Goal (31) Tip-In, assists: Claude Giroux (31), Thomas Chabot (23)
Icing
Brady Tkachuk faceoff won against Justin Sourdif
Tim Stützle Snap Shot saved by Logan Thompson
Goalie Stopped
Brady Tkachuk faceoff won against Connor McMichael
Giveaway by Drake Batherson
Brady Tkachuk Tip-In saved by Logan Thompson
Tyler Kleven High-sticking against Anthony Beauvillier

SENATORS

CAPITALS

Regular Season Series

OTT wins 2-1

Senators
7
Capitals
1

Game 1

26/10

Capitals
3
Senators
4

Game 2

1/1

Senators
1
Capitals
4

Game 3

18/3

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Buffalo	43	20	6	92
Tampa Bay	42	21	4	88
Montreal	37	21	10	84
Boston	38	23	8	84
Detroit	38	23	8	84
Ottawa	35	24	9	79
Florida	34	32	3	71
Toronto	29	28	13	71

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Carolina	44	19	6	94
Pittsburgh	34	18	16	84
Columbus	36	21	11	83
NY Islanders	39	25	5	83
Philadelphia	33	23	12	78
Washington	35	27	8	78
New Jersey	35	32	2	72
NY Rangers	28	33	8	64

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Ottawa Senators @ Washington Capitals

Stars of the Game

Logan ThompsonG - WSH

Tom WilsonRW - WSH

Cole HutsonD - WSH

Game Information

Video Highlights

Ovechkin scores his 922nd goal and Hutson scores in his debut as the Caps beat the Senators 4-1

Shot Chart

Regular Season Series

OTT wins 2-1

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