NHL

Washington Capitals at Ottawa Senators

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Washington Capitals
34-11-6
Final
4 - 5
Ottawa Senators
27-20-4

Ovechkin moves within 19 goals of breaking Gretzky’s NHL record, scoring in Capitals' OT loss

Thomas Chabot scores Sens' OT winner on his birthday

Ovechkin scored his 23nd goal of the season to push his career total to 876. Gretzky scored 894 goals in the NHL.

Ovechkin pulled the Capitals to 4-3 on a long wrist shot with 6:59 left. The 39-year-old Russian star then set up Dylan Strome's tying goal with 5:29 remaining. Thomas Chabot scored for Ottawa at 1:46 of overtime.

Josh Norris scored for Ottawa on a second-period penalty shot and Ridly Greig, Shane Pinto and Jake Sanderson added goals, with Pinto also missing on a penalty shot. Anton Forsberg made 31 saves.

Stromme scored twice and Connor McMichael also scored for Washington. Charlie Lindgren stopped 29 shots.

Takeaways Capitals: Washington was 1 for 6 on the power play.

Senators: Ottawa scored two power-play goals, on the short-handed penalty shot and short-handed.

Up next Washington hosts Winnipeg on Saturday night. Ottawa hosts Minnesota on Saturday night.

Regular Season Series

Series tied 1-1

Scoring Summary

Goal 2nd Period 4:08 Ridly Greig Goal (8) Deflected, assists: David Perron (1), Thomas Chabot (19)
Goal 2nd Period 7:43 Connor McMichael Goal (18) Wrist Shot, assists: Pierre-Luc Dubois (30), Matt Roy (10)
Goal 2nd Period 17:37 Josh Norris Goal (18) Wrist Shot, assists: none
Goal 2nd Period 18:15 Shane Pinto Goal (10) Wrist Shot, assists: Josh Norris (11), Jake Sanderson (26)
Goal 3rd Period 7:58 Dylan Strome Goal (14) Wrist Shot, assists: John Carlson (27), Alex Ovechkin (13)
Goal 3rd Period 10:38 Jake Sanderson Goal (3) Wrist Shot, assists: Claude Giroux (24), Tim Stützle (33)
Goal 3rd Period 13:01 Alex Ovechkin Goal (23) Wrist Shot, assists: Aliaksei Protas (22), Connor McMichael (20)
Goal 3rd Period 14:31 Dylan Strome Goal (15) Wrist Shot, assists: Alex Ovechkin (14), Tom Wilson (16)
Goal 4th Period 1:46 Thomas Chabot Goal (4) Wrist Shot, assists: Shane Pinto (10), Josh Norris (12)

Statistics

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5 Blocked Shots 14
20 Hits 19
10 Takeaways 4
35 Shots 34
2 Power Play Goals 2
6 Power Play Opportunities 5
33.3 Power Play Percentage 40.0
0 Short Handed Goals 2
0 Shootout Goals 0
23 Faceoffs Won 31
42.6 Faceoff Win Percent 57.4
10 Giveaways 15
5 Total Penalties 6
10 Penalty Minutes 12

Game Information

Canadian Tire Centre

Location: Ottawa, ON
Attendance: 18,792 | Capacity:

2024-25 Metropolitan Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Washington 36 11 80 8
Carolina 33 19 70 4
New Jersey 31 20 68 6
Columbus 26 22 60 8
NY Rangers 27 24 58 4
NY Islanders 25 23 57 7
Pittsburgh 23 25 55 9
Philadelphia 24 26 55 7

2024-25 Atlantic Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Florida 34 20 71 3
Toronto 33 20 68 2
Tampa Bay 31 20 66 4
Ottawa 29 23 62 4
Detroit 28 22 61 5
Boston 27 24 60 6
Montreal 25 26 55 5
Buffalo 22 27 49 5
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