NHL

Ottawa Senators at Washington Capitals

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Final
7 - 1

Senators rout Capitals 7-1, spoiling Alex Ovechkin's 1,500th game and denying him a 900th goal

Thomas Chabot capitalizes on the power play

Ovechkin was also one shy of the 900-goal milestone, but Ottawa goalie Linus Ullmark kept him and almost everyone else in a red jersey off the scoreboard. Shane Pinto, Nick Cousins and Thomas Chabot also scored for the Senators. Trevor van Riemsdyk managed a third-period goal for Washington.

The Capitals trailed 1-0 early in the second period when the game unraveled on them. Pinto drove the net and crashed into Washington goalie Charlie Lindgren, with the puck trickling over the goal line amid the chaos. When the Capitals challenged, officials ruled defenseman Jakob Chychrun had knocked Pinto into Lindgren, so the goal stood.

The Capitals were assessed a penalty for the unsuccessful challenge, and Cozens scored a minute into the power play to make it 3-0. Then Cousins got loose on a clean breakaway for the Senators' third goal in 2:55.

Frustrations boiled over late in the second when there was some pushing and shoving next to the Washington net. Lindgren was part of that entanglement, and then Ullmark skated the length of the ice to get involved, although an official pulled him away quickly and he never squared off with Lindgren or anyone else.

The Senators came out of that incident with a power play, and Batherson scored on that early in the third to make it 5-0. After van Riemsdyk got the Capitals on the board, Chabot made it 6-1. Then Batherson added one more.

Up next Senators: Host Boston on Monday night.

Capitals: At Dallas on Tuesday night.

Regular Season Series

OTT leads series 1-0

Scoring Summary

Goal 1st Period 1:58 Dylan Cozens Goal (5) Tip-In, assists: Artem Zub (4), David Perron (2)
Goal 2nd Period 3:27 Shane Pinto Goal (8) Wrist Shot, assists: none
Goal 2nd Period 4:27 Dylan Cozens Goal (6) Backhand, assists: Drake Batherson (5), Tim Stützle (4)
Goal 2nd Period 6:22 Nick Cousins Goal (1) Backhand, assists: Tim Stützle (5)
Goal 3rd Period 0:55 Drake Batherson Goal (1) Wrist Shot, assists: Dylan Cozens (3), Claude Giroux (5)
Goal 3rd Period 5:04 Trevor van Riemsdyk Goal (1) Backhand, assists: Ryan Leonard (2), Nic Dowd (2)
Goal 3rd Period 9:47 Thomas Chabot Goal (2) Snap Shot, assists: Claude Giroux (6), David Perron (3)
Goal 3rd Period 14:22 Drake Batherson Goal (2) Snap Shot, assists: Jake Sanderson (5), Artem Zub (5)

Statistics

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23 Blocked Shots 11
12 Hits 28
8 Takeaways 3
34 Shots 13
3 Power Play Goals 0
4 Power Play Opportunities 2
75.0 Power Play Percentage 0.0
0 Short Handed Goals 0
0 Shootout Goals 0
36 Faceoffs Won 23
61.0 Faceoff Win Percent 39.0
14 Giveaways 12
6 Total Penalties 8
12 Penalty Minutes 16
Washington Capitals Washington Capitals Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Pierre-Luc Dubois, LW Out Nov 1
Ivan Miroshnichenko, LW Out Oct 31
Ethen Frank, C Injured Reserve Oct 30
Rasmus Sandin, D Injured Reserve Oct 27
Ottawa Senators Ottawa Senators Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Nick Cousins, C Day-To-Day Nov 1
Mads Sogaard, G Out Oct 27

Game Information

Capital One Arena

Location: Washington, DC
Attendance: 18,347 | Capacity:

2025-26 Atlantic Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Montreal 9 3 18 0
Detroit 8 4 16 0
Ottawa 6 5 14 2
Boston 7 7 14 0
Florida 6 5 13 1
Toronto 6 5 13 1
Buffalo 5 4 13 3
Tampa Bay 5 4 12 2

2025-26 Metropolitan Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
New Jersey 9 3 18 0
Pittsburgh 8 3 18 2
Columbus 7 4 14 0
Carolina 7 4 14 0
NY Rangers 6 5 14 2
Philadelphia 6 4 13 1
Washington 6 5 13 1
NY Islanders 5 5 11 1
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