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Washington Capitals 3, Ottawa Senators 4 — Recap

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📰Game Summary

Final: Washington Capitals 3, Ottawa Senators 4. Shots on goal: WSH 29, OTT 32. Goals by period (from the event feed, matching the official final): P1 WSH 2-0 OTT; P2 WSH 0-2 OTT; P3 WSH 1-2 OTT.

Scoring plays: P1 08:13 Tom Wilson (assists: Justin Sourdif) to make it WSH 1-0 OTT; P1 18:59 Dylan Strome (assists: Ryan Leonard, Jakob Chychrun) to make it WSH 2-0 OTT; P2 07:42 Nick Jensen (assists: Jake Sanderson, Shane Pinto) to make it WSH 2-1 OTT; P2 19:31 Ridly Greig (assists: Shane Pinto, Michael Amadio) to make it WSH 2-2 OTT; P3 02:47 David Perron (assists: Stephen Halliday, Nick Cousins) to make it WSH 2-3 OTT; P3 15:53 Aliaksei Protas (assists: Justin Sourdif, Tom Wilson) to make it WSH 3-3 OTT; P3 17:38 Fabian Zetterlund (assists: Thomas Chabot, Tim Stützle) to make it WSH 3-4 OTT. Top skaters: Tom Wilson (WSH) 1 G, 1 A; Shane Pinto (OTT) 0 G, 2 A; Justin Sourdif (WSH) 0 G, 2 A; David Perron (OTT) 1 G, 0 A. Goaltending (box score): Logan Thompson (WSH) 28 saves on 32, decision L; Leevi Meriläinen (OTT) 26 saves on 29, decision W.

Standouts

Top Scorer · WSH
Tom Wilson
1 G, 1 A, 2 PTS, 3 SOG · 22:51 TOI
Goals · OTT
David Perron
1 G, 0 A, 1 PTS, 5 SOG · 12:35 TOI
Goaltending · OTT
Leevi Meriläinen
26 saves on 29 shots (.897) · W

Every skater's and goalie's line is in the box score below.

📊 Game Flow

WSH 2 largest lead P1 18:59 (WSH 2, OTT 0) · 2-0 run, P1 8:13–P1 18:59
OTT 1 largest lead P3 2:47 (WSH 2, OTT 3) · 3-0 run, P2 7:42–P3 2:47
Swings 1 lead changes Tied 2 times
Scoring summary
  • P1 8:13 Tom Wilson (Justin Sourdif) WSH · wrist shot · WSH 1, OTT 0
  • P1 18:59 Dylan Strome (Ryan Leonard, Jakob Chychrun) WSH · Power play · wrist shot · WSH 2, OTT 0
  • P2 7:42 Nick Jensen (Jake Sanderson, Shane Pinto) OTT · wrist shot · WSH 2, OTT 1
  • P2 19:31 Ridly Greig (Shane Pinto, Michael Amadio) OTT · deflected shot · WSH 2, OTT 2
  • P3 2:47 David Perron (Stephen Halliday, Nick Cousins) OTT · snap shot · WSH 2, OTT 3
  • P3 15:53 Aliaksei Protas (Justin Sourdif, Tom Wilson) WSH · wrist shot · WSH 3, OTT 3
  • P3 17:38 Fabian Zetterlund (Thomas Chabot, Tim Stützle) OTT · snap shot · WSH 3, OTT 4

Linescore

123 T
WSH 201 3
OTT 022 4

Shots on goal: WSH 29, OTT 32

📋 Team Stats

WSHOTT
29Shots on goal32
62Shot attempts58
29Faceoff wins28
15Hits32
19Blocked shots14
1Power-play goals0
5Takeaways6
9Giveaways17
17Penalty minutes17
87.5%Save %89.7%
Shots on goal by period
TeamP1P2P3Total
WSH167629
OTT6151132

🎯 Shot Map

Washington Capitals3 G · 39 attempts
Martin Fehérváry: saved (snap)Hendrix Lapierre: saved (backhand)Dylan Strome: saved (tip-in)Aliaksei Protas: saved (wrist)Connor McMichael: missed the netAnthony Beauvillier: saved (slap)Hendrix Lapierre: saved (tip-in)Jakob Chychrun: saved (wrist)Tom Wilson: saved (wrist)Justin Sourdif: saved (wrist)Tom Wilson: goal (wrist)Alex Ovechkin: saved (wrist)Anthony Beauvillier: saved (tip-in)Matt Roy: missed the netJohn Carlson: saved (wrist)Tom Wilson: saved (wrist)Dylan Strome: saved (wrist)Ethen Frank: missed the netDylan Strome: goal (wrist)Justin Sourdif: missed the netJakob Chychrun: saved (wrist)Alex Ovechkin: saved (slap)Justin Sourdif: missed the netRasmus Sandin: saved (wrist)Martin Fehérváry: saved (wrist)Alex Ovechkin: saved (wrist)Alex Ovechkin: saved (wrist)Ethen Frank: saved (wrist)Trevor van Riemsdyk: missed the netMartin Fehérváry: saved (wrist)Aliaksei Protas: goal (wrist)Ethen Frank: saved (tip-in)John Carlson: saved (backhand)Aliaksei Protas: missed the netDylan Strome: saved (snap)Alex Ovechkin: missed the netAliaksei Protas: saved (wrist)Dylan Strome: missed the netJakob Chychrun: missed the net
  • 3Goals8% of attempts
  • 26Saved67% of attempts
  • 10Missed the net26% of attempts
Ottawa Senators4 G · 44 attempts
Brady Tkachuk: saved (wrist)Tim Stützle: saved (wrist)Claude Giroux: saved (wrist)Jordan Spence: missed the netBrady Tkachuk: saved (wrist)Dylan Cozens: saved (snap)Fabian Zetterlund: saved (slap)Tim Stützle: missed the netDrake Batherson: saved (slap)Jake Sanderson: missed the netDavid Perron: saved (tip-in)Jake Sanderson: saved (wrist)Nick Jensen: goal (wrist)David Perron: saved (slap)David Perron: saved (slap)Tyler Kleven: missed the netJordan Spence: saved (slap)Jordan Spence: missed the netDavid Perron: saved (snap)Stephen Halliday: saved (wrist)Jake Sanderson: saved (wrist)Nick Jensen: saved (wrist)Drake Batherson: missed the netClaude Giroux: saved (wrist)Ridly Greig: saved (tip-in)Ridly Greig: saved (backhand)Ridly Greig: goal (deflected)Dylan Cozens: saved (backhand)Dylan Cozens: saved (snap)David Perron: goal (snap)Dylan Cozens: saved (backhand)Shane Pinto: saved (snap)Stephen Halliday: missed the netNick Cousins: saved (wrist)Artem Zub: saved (snap)Ridly Greig: saved (wrist)Ridly Greig: missed the netThomas Chabot: missed the netDylan Cozens: missed the netBrady Tkachuk: saved (wrist)Tim Stützle: saved (wrist)Fabian Zetterlund: goal (snap)Ridly Greig: missed the netJake Sanderson: missed the net
  • 4Goals9% of attempts
  • 28Saved64% of attempts
  • 12Missed the net27% of attempts

● goal (large) · ● saved · ✕ missed the net; blocked shots are not located. Each team attacks to the right.

🏒 Box Score

WSH skatersG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerPosGAP+/-SOGHITBLKTOI
Tom Wilson R 112+133122:51
Justin Sourdif R 022+211013:25
Dylan Strome C 101-340018:47
Aliaksei Protas C 101-130114:55
Jakob Chychrun D 011+120023:25
Ryan Leonard R 011-101012:58
John Carlson D 000-120523:15
Matt Roy D 000000221:38
Connor McMichael C 000000118:21
Rasmus Sandin D 000-111018:05
Nic Dowd C 000-101117:29
Alex Ovechkin L 000-244016:33
Martin Fehérváry D 000-231316:04
Anthony Beauvillier L 000-121115:27
Trevor van Riemsdyk D 000-100311:39
Ethen Frank C 000020011:34
Brandon Duhaime R 000001008:37
Hendrix Lapierre C 000021107:12
WSH goaliesG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerDecSVSASV%GATOI
Logan Thompson L 283287.5457:45
OTT skatersG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerPosGAP+/-SOGHITBLKTOI
Shane Pinto C 022+111018:54
Nick Jensen D 101+222118:10
Ridly Greig C 101+142015:08
David Perron L 101+154012:35
Fabian Zetterlund L 101+122110:30
Jake Sanderson D 011+121325:44
Thomas Chabot D 011+201222:54
Tim Stützle C 011024121:23
Michael Amadio R 011+103016:06
Stephen Halliday C 011+111106:54
Nick Cousins C 011010106:43
Artem Zub D 000010018:55
Dylan Cozens C 000041118:16
Brady Tkachuk L 000033117:45
Claude Giroux R 000+120016:56
Drake Batherson R 000-113016:07
Jordan Spence D 000010114:23
Tyler Kleven D 000-104113:31
OTT goaliesG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerDecSVSASV%GATOI
Leevi Meriläinen W 262989.7360:00

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