Alex Ovechkin scores in OT, breaks record for goalies scored against as Capitals beat Senators 1-0
— Alex Ovechkin scored with 1:53 left in overtime to give the Washington Capitals a 1-0 victory over the Ottawa Senators on Thursday night.
National Hockey League
FINAL
Washington Capitals
1
Ottawa Senators
0
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WSH | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| OTT | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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Match Report
Last five matches
| Date | Opp | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 10/24/26 | vs Buffalo Sabres | W 4-3 | NHL |
| 10/20/26 | vs Los Angeles Kings | L 2-5 | NHL |
| Full Schedule | |||
Play by Play
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Goal 3:07 1-0
Alex Ovechkin Goal (21) Snap Shot, assists: Rasmus Sandin (14)
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Missed 1:06 0-0
Josh Norris Wrist Shot Wide Left
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Missed 16:51 0-0
Pierre-Luc Dubois Backhand Wide Left
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Missed 15:44 0-0
Jakob Chychrun Wrist Shot Wide Left
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Missed 13:29 0-0
Nic Dowd Wrist Shot Wide Left
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Missed 11:52 0-0
Connor McMichael Tip-In Above Crossbar
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Missed 9:54 0-0
Brandon Duhaime Wrist Shot Wide Right
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Penalty 4:19 0-0
Claude Giroux Slashing against Martin Fehervary
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Missed 4:03 0-0
Shane Pinto Wrist Shot Wide Right
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Missed 2:54 0-0
Ridly Greig Snap Shot Wide Right
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Missed 2:38 0-0
Jakob Chychrun Wrist Shot Wide Left
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Penalty 1:55 0-0
Tom Wilson Roughing against Brady Tkachuk
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Penalty 1:55 0-0
Brady Tkachuk Roughing against Tom Wilson
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Missed 19:49 0-0
Brady Tkachuk Wrist Shot Wide Left
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Missed 18:03 0-0
Ridly Greig Tip-In High and Wide Right
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Penalty 17:50 0-0
Dylan Strome Interference - Goalkeeper against Leevi Meriläinen
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Missed 17:10 0-0
Matt Roy Wrist Shot High and Wide Right
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Missed 13:27 0-0
Nic Dowd Wrist Shot Wide Right
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Missed 10:54 0-0
Jake Sanderson Wrist Shot Wide Right
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Missed 10:03 0-0
Artem Zub Wrist Shot Wide Left
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Missed 6:16 0-0
Josh Norris Batted Wide Right
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Penalty 5:20 0-0
Nic Dowd Tripping against Shane Pinto
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Missed 1:09 0-0
Tim Stützle Wrist Shot Wide Left
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Penalty 20:00 0-0
Tom Wilson Roughing against Ridly Greig
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Penalty 20:00 0-0
Ridly Greig Roughing against Tom Wilson
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Penalty 20:00 0-0
Tom Wilson Unsportsmanlike conduct against Ridly Greig served by Alex Ovechkin
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Missed 18:39 0-0
Rasmus Sandin Tip-In Wide Right
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Missed 16:58 0-0
Jakob Chychrun Slap Shot Wide Left
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Missed 11:37 0-0
Nikolas Matinpalo Snap Shot Short
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Missed 5:34 0-0
Michael Amadio Backhand Wide Left
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Missed 4:25 0-0
Alex Ovechkin Wrist Shot High and Wide Right
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Missed 0:25 0-0
Shane Pinto Wrist Shot Wide Right
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End of Game 3:07 1-0
Game End
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Period End 3:07 1-0
End of OT
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Goal 3:07 1-0
Alex Ovechkin Goal (21) Snap Shot, assists: Rasmus Sandin (14)
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Face Off 2:50 0-0
Claude Giroux faceoff won against Pierre-Luc Dubois
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Stoppage 2:50 0-0
Icing
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Shot 2:30 0-0
Jakob Chychrun Backhand saved by Leevi Meriläinen
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Shot 2:21 0-0
Tom Wilson Backhand saved by Leevi Meriläinen
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Shot 2:01 0-0
Aliaksei Protas Wrist Shot saved by Leevi Meriläinen
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Blocked 1:29 0-0
Drake Batherson shot blocked by John Carlson
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Missed 1:06 0-0
Josh Norris Wrist Shot Wide Left
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Face Off 0:00 0-0
Claude Giroux faceoff won against Dylan Strome
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Period Start 0:00 0-0
Start of Overtime
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Period End 20:00 0-0
End of 3rd Period
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Giveaway 19:45 0-0
Giveaway by Rasmus Sandin
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Shot 19:10 0-0
Nick Cousins Wrist Shot saved by Logan Thompson
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Blocked 18:57 0-0
Artem Zub shot blocked by Ridly Greig
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Blocked 18:47 0-0
Jake Sanderson shot blocked by Nic Dowd
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Takeaway 18:18 0-0
Takeaway by Jakob Chychrun
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Face Off 17:55 0-0
Tim Stützle faceoff won against Nic Dowd
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Stoppage 17:55 0-0
Puck in Crowd
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Hit 17:26 0-0
Drake Batherson hit Lars Eller
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Hit 17:09 0-0
Tyler Kleven hit Lars Eller
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Blocked 16:56 0-0
Aliaksei Protas shot blocked by Tyler Kleven
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Missed 16:51 0-0
Pierre-Luc Dubois Backhand Wide Left
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Face Off 15:53 0-0
Pierre-Luc Dubois faceoff won against Shane Pinto
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Stoppage 15:53 0-0
Off-side
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Missed 15:44 0-0
Jakob Chychrun Wrist Shot Wide Left
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Hit 15:30 0-0
Nic Dowd hit Claude Giroux
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Hit 15:22 0-0
Brandon Duhaime hit Nick Jensen
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Face Off 15:18 0-0
Tim Stützle faceoff won against Nic Dowd
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Stoppage 15:18 0-0
Goalie Stopped
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Shot 15:16 0-0
Brady Tkachuk Wrist Shot saved by Logan Thompson
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Face Off 15:01 0-0
Josh Norris faceoff won against Dylan Strome
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Stoppage 15:01 0-0
Goalie Stopped
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Shot 14:59 0-0
John Carlson Wrist Shot saved by Leevi Meriläinen
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Face Off 14:57 0-0
Dylan Strome faceoff won against Josh Norris
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Stoppage 14:57 0-0
Puck Frozen - Goalie
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Hit 14:47 0-0
Brady Tkachuk hit Pierre-Luc Dubois
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Giveaway 14:44 0-0
Giveaway by Josh Norris
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Shot 14:40 0-0
Brady Tkachuk Wrist Shot saved by Logan Thompson
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Team Stats
WSH
OTT
18
Blocked Shots
12
25
Hits
20
3
Takeaways
5
26
Shots
24
0
Power Play Goals
0
1
Power Play Opportunities
3
0.0
Power Play Percentage
0.0
0
Short Handed Goals
0
0
Shootout Goals
0
21
Faceoffs Won
19
52.5
Faceoff Win Percent
47.5
17
Giveaways
14
5
Total Penalties
3
10
Penalty Minutes
6
Head to Head
WSH leads series 1-0
Injuries
Ottawa Senators
- Andre Burakovsky Injured Reserve
- Warren Foegele Injured Reserve
- Linus Ullmark Injured Reserve
- William Eklund Injured Reserve
Washington Capitals
- Vincent Desharnais Injured Reserve
- Rasmus Sandin Injured Reserve
- Patrick Thomas Injured Reserve
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