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Zetterlund's 10th goal of the season late in the 3rd period gives Senators a 4-3 win over Capitals

Senators erase 2-0 deficit, beat Capitals 4-3

Zetterlund's 10th goal of the season came less than two minutes after Washington’s Aliaksei Protas tied the game at 3-all.

David Perron, Ridly Greig and Nick Jensen also scored for Ottawa. Leevi Merilainen made 26 saves and helped Ottawa snap a three-game skid.

The Capitals (21-15-5), playing the second game of a back-to-back, had jumped out to a 2-0 lead on goals from Tom Wilson and Dylan Strome. Logan Thompson made 28 saves.

After Merilainen stopped a flurry of shots from in close Wilson jumped on a loose puck for his team-leading 22nd of the season, giving the Capitals a 1-0 lead.

Strome made it 2-0, taking a Ryan Leonard pass and wristing a long shot through traffic to beat a screened Merilainen.

Jensen cut the lead in half by scoring on a rebound of a shot by Jake Sanderson at 7:42 of the second.

Batherson had a wide-open net late in the second period, but his shot hit the post. Greig tied it with 28.8 seconds left in the period when he deflected a shot that Thompson inadvertently pushed across the goal line.

Ottawa (19-15-5) took its first lead 2:47 into the third on a goal from Perron.

Jake Sanderson recorded his 20th assist of the season and became the first defenseman in Senators’ history to reach the mark in each of his first four seasons.

Up next Senators: Host the Winnipeg Jets on Saturday.

Capitals: Host the Chicago Blackhawks on Saturday.

Regular Season Series

OTT leads series 2-0

Scoring Summary

Goal 1st Period 8:13 Tom Wilson Goal (22) Wrist Shot, assists: Justin Sourdif (7)
Goal 1st Period 18:59 Dylan Strome Goal (9) Wrist Shot, assists: Ryan Leonard (15), Jakob Chychrun (16)
Goal 2nd Period 7:42 Nick Jensen Goal (2) Wrist Shot, assists: Jake Sanderson (20), Shane Pinto (7)
Goal 2nd Period 19:31 Ridly Greig Goal (5) Deflected, assists: Shane Pinto (8), Michael Amadio (9)
Goal 3rd Period 2:47 David Perron Goal (8) Snap Shot, assists: Stephen Halliday (6), Nick Cousins (4)
Goal 3rd Period 15:53 Aliaksei Protas Goal (16) Wrist Shot, assists: Justin Sourdif (8), Tom Wilson (20)
Goal 3rd Period 17:38 Fabian Zetterlund Goal (10) Snap Shot, assists: Thomas Chabot (11), Tim Stützle (23)

Statistics

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19 Blocked Shots 14
15 Hits 32
5 Takeaways 6
29 Shots 32
1 Power Play Goals 0
4 Power Play Opportunities 4
25.0 Power Play Percentage 0.0
0 Short Handed Goals 0
0 Shootout Goals 0
29 Faceoffs Won 28
50.9 Faceoff Win Percent 49.1
9 Giveaways 17
7 Total Penalties 7
17 Penalty Minutes 17
Ottawa Senators Ottawa Senators Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Linus Ullmark, G Injured Reserve Jan 8
Washington Capitals Washington Capitals Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Jakob Chychrun, D Day-To-Day Jan 12
Justin Sourdif, RW Day-To-Day Jan 11
Tom Wilson, RW Injured Reserve Jan 9
Pierre-Luc Dubois, LW Injured Reserve Jan 3

Game Information

Canadian Tire Centre

Location: Ottawa, ON
Attendance: 18,433 | Capacity:

2025-26 Metropolitan Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Carolina 28 14 60 4
NY Islanders 25 15 55 5
Philadelphia 22 14 52 8
Washington 23 17 52 6
Pittsburgh 21 14 51 9
New Jersey 23 21 48 2
NY Rangers 20 21 46 6
Columbus 19 19 45 7

2025-26 Atlantic Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Detroit 28 15 60 4
Tampa Bay 28 13 59 3
Montreal 26 14 58 6
Toronto 23 15 53 7
Buffalo 24 16 52 4
Boston 25 19 52 2
Florida 24 18 51 3
Ottawa 20 19 45 5
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