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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
Ottawa Senators Ottawa Senators Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
David Perron, LW Injured Reserve Jan 23
Washington Capitals Washington Capitals Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Logan Thompson, G Injured Reserve Feb 2
Charlie Lindgren, G Injured Reserve Jan 31
Connor McMichael, C Injured Reserve Jan 31
Eriks Mateiko, LW Out Jan 13
Pierre-Luc Dubois, LW Injured Reserve Jan 3

Game Information

Canadian Tire Centre

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

2025-26 Metropolitan Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Carolina 35 15 76 6
Pittsburgh 28 15 68 12
NY Islanders 31 21 67 5
Columbus 28 20 63 7
Washington 28 23 63 7
Philadelphia 25 20 60 10
New Jersey 28 26 58 2
NY Rangers 22 28 50 6

2025-26 Atlantic Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Tampa Bay 36 14 76 4
Detroit 33 18 72 6
Buffalo 32 18 70 6
Montreal 31 17 70 8
Boston 32 20 68 4
Toronto 27 21 63 9
Ottawa 27 22 61 7
Florida 28 24 59 3
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