Washington Capitals at Ottawa Senators 5-4

National Hockey League

FINAL Thursday, October 5, 2017

Washington Capitals 5

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Ottawa Senators 4

	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	OT	T
WSH	1	0	3	0	1	5
OTT	1	1	2	0	0	4

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Match Report

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.

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Last five matches

Date	Opp	Result	Competition
11/7/26	vs Florida Panthers	W 4-3	NHL
11/3/26	vs Dallas Stars	L 5-6	NHL
11/1/26	vs Minnesota Wild	L 1-5	NHL
10/29/26	@ Nashville Predators	W 4-3	NHL
10/28/26	vs Philadelphia Flyers	W 5-2	NHL
Full Schedule

Date	Opp	Result	Competition
11/7/26	vs Utah Mammoth	W 4-2	NHL
11/4/26	@ Buffalo Sabres	W 2-1	NHL
11/1/26	@ Anaheim Ducks	L 3-6	NHL
10/31/26	@ San Jose Sharks	W 5-1	NHL
10/29/26	@ Los Angeles Kings	L 5-6	NHL
Full Schedule

Play by Play

Key Events44 All Plays40

Shootout End 0:00

SO
Goal 0:00 4-4

Evgeny Kuznetsov SO
Goal 0:00 4-4

Alex Ovechkin SO
Missed 0:00 4-4

Kyle Turris SO
Missed 0:00 4-4

T.J. Oshie SO
Goal 0:00 4-4

Bobby Ryan SO
Missed 3:10 4-4

Bobby Ryan OT
Penalty 1:04

Evgeny Kuznetsov OT
Missed 0:28 4-4

Evgeny Kuznetsov OT
Missed 18:46 4-4

John Carlson 3rd
Missed 16:58 4-4

Dmitry Orlov 3rd
Missed 15:05 4-4

Mike Hoffman 3rd
Missed 13:01 4-4

Tom Pyatt 3rd
Goal 10:48 4-4

Alex Ovechkin 3rd
Missed 10:05 3-4

Mike Hoffman 3rd
Penalty 8:04

Aaron Ness 3rd
Goal 6:55 3-4

Mark Stone 3rd
Goal 5:38 3-3

Alex Ovechkin 3rd
Goal 4:15 2-3

Alex Ovechkin 3rd
Missed 3:24 1-3

John Carlson 3rd
Goal 2:03 1-3

Derick Brassard 3rd
Missed 0:35 1-2

Dion Phaneuf 3rd
Missed 18:56 1-2

T.J. Oshie 2nd
Penalty 17:58

2nd
Missed 16:08 1-2

Taylor Chorney 2nd
Missed 15:34 1-2

Evgeny Kuznetsov 2nd
Penalty 13:19

Tyler Graovac 2nd
Missed 13:06 1-2

Chris Wideman 2nd
Goal 6:52 1-2

Mark Stone 2nd
Missed 6:39 1-1

Mark Stone 2nd
Missed 1:20 1-1

Alex Ovechkin 2nd
Missed 0:20 1-1

Matt Niskanen 2nd
Missed 18:07 1-1

Bobby Ryan 1st
Penalty 16:29

Aaron Ness 1st
Missed 15:57 1-1

Alex Chiasson 1st
Missed 13:37 1-1

T.J. Oshie 1st
Penalty 12:39

Lars Eller 1st
Missed 11:35 1-1

Matt Niskanen 1st
Missed 11:10 1-1

Andre Burakovsky 1st
Missed 10:39 1-1

Brooks Orpik 1st
Missed 9:14 1-1

Dion Phaneuf 1st
Goal 8:07 1-1

Brett Connolly 1st
Goal 6:25 0-1

Chris Wideman 1st
Missed 0:45 0-0

Tyler Graovac 1st

End of Game 0:00 5-4

SO
Shootout End 0:00

SO
Goal 0:00 4-4

Evgeny Kuznetsov SO
Shot 0:00 4-4

Derick Brassard SO
Goal 0:00 4-4

Alex Ovechkin SO
Missed 0:00 4-4

Kyle Turris SO
Missed 0:00 4-4

T.J. Oshie SO
Goal 0:00 4-4

Bobby Ryan SO
Period Start 0:00 4-4

SO
Period End 5:00 4-4

OT
Hit 4:54 4-4

John Carlson OT
Hit 4:33 4-4

Brooks Orpik OT
Shot 4:06 4-4

Alex Ovechkin OT
Blocked 3:51 4-4

Alex Ovechkin OT
Takeaway 3:40 4-4

Evgeny Kuznetsov OT
Shot 3:36 4-4

Evgeny Kuznetsov OT
Shot 3:25 4-4

Matt Niskanen OT
Missed 3:10 4-4

Bobby Ryan OT
Shot 2:49 4-4

Dion Phaneuf OT
Face Off 2:38 4-4

Mike Hoffman OT
Stoppage 2:38 4-4

OT
Shot 2:36 4-4

Kyle Turris OT
Shot 2:23 4-4

Derick Brassard OT
Face Off 2:08 4-4

Derick Brassard OT
Stoppage 2:08 4-4

OT
Shot 2:08 4-4

Derick Brassard OT
Face Off 1:34 4-4

Kyle Turris OT
Stoppage 1:34 4-4

OT
Shot 1:25 4-4

Mike Hoffman OT
Face Off 1:04 4-4

Kyle Turris OT
Stoppage 1:04 4-4

OT
Penalty 1:04

Evgeny Kuznetsov OT
Blocked 0:53 4-4

Kyle Turris OT
Shot 0:38 4-4

Derick Brassard OT
Missed 0:28 4-4

Evgeny Kuznetsov OT
Face Off 0:00 4-4

Jay Beagle OT
Period Start 0:00 4-4

OT
Period End 20:00 4-4

3rd
Hit 19:59 4-4

Brooks Orpik 3rd
Shot 19:36 4-4

Cody Ceci 3rd

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Team Stats

WSH OTT

Blocked Shots

Hits

Takeaways

Shots

Power Play Goals

Power Play Opportunities

0.0

Power Play Percentage

0.0

Short Handed Goals

Shootout Goals

Faceoffs Won

53.4

Faceoff Win Percent

46.6

Giveaways

Total Penalties

Penalty Minutes

Head to Head

WSH leads series 1-0

WSH Last 5 matchups OTT

Injuries

Ottawa Senators

Ridly Greig Out
Linus Ullmark Injured Reserve
Andre Burakovsky Injured Reserve
Warren Foegele Injured Reserve
William Eklund Injured Reserve

Washington Capitals

Vincent Desharnais Injured Reserve
Rasmus Sandin Injured Reserve
Patrick Thomas Injured Reserve

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National Hockey League Table

#	Team	W	L	Pts
3	NY Rangers	10	7	21
4	Washington	9	6	18
5	NY Islanders	7	6	17

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Top Performers

Braden Holtby G 4 GA 32 SA 2 SOS
Evgeny Kuznetsov C 0 BS 4 HT 1 TK
Nicklas Backstrom C 0 BS 1 HT 0 TK
Tyler Graovac C 1 BS 1 HT 0 TK