The Washington Capitals topped the Ottawa Senators by a rating of 5-4 in a shootout at Capital One Enviornment on Monday to halt their season-long three-game regulation shedding streak. Washington improved to 39-14-8 (.705 factors proportion) this season however completed their season-long homestand 2-3-0. Goaltender Logan Thompson, who set a profession excessive together with his twenty sixth win of the season, made 30 saves in his second consecutive begin.
Washington’s Traces
Ovechkin — Dylan Strome — Aliaksei ProtasConnor McMichael — Pierre-Luc Dubois — Tom WilsonAndrew Mangiapane – Lars Eller — Ethen FrankBrandon Duhaime — Nic Dowd — Taylor Raddysh
Rasmus Sandin — John CarlsonMartin Fehervary — Matt RoyJakob Chychrun — Trevor Van Riemsdyk
ThompsonCharlie Lindgren
Scratched
D Dylan McIlrath
D Alexander Alexeyev
LW Jakub Vrana
Injured
LW Sonny Milano (upper-body)
C Nicklas Backstrom (hip)
RW T.J. Oshie (again)
Ottawa’s Traces
Brady Tkachuk — Tim Stützle — Claude GirouxDavid Perron — Josh Norris — Drake BathersonNoah Gregor – Shane Pinto — Michael AmadioAngus Crookshank — Adam Gaudette — Matthew Highmore
Jake Sanderson — Artem ZubThomas Chabot — Nick JensenTravis Hamonic — Nikolas Matinpalo
Linus UllmarkAnton Forsberg
Scratched
Injured
C Noah Gregor (lower-body)
C Nick Cousins (knee)
D Tyler Kleven (lower-body)
Six years, 372 video games in a Capitals sweater.
Right here’s to a heat welcome again for Jens to the District! #ALLCAPS pic.twitter.com/rAHhl5SQJR
— Washington Capitals (@Capitals) March 3, 2025
First Interval
Scoring
1:41, 1-0 Washington: McMichael tucked in a shot on the left publish after going from backhand to forehand after successful n a stick battle towards Ullmark and Ullmark turned apart Fehervary’s wrister from the correct level. Ottawa challenged for goaltender interference after McMichael and Jensen had been tied up in entrance of Ullmark however the aim stood. McMichael, who ranks fourth on Washington with 22 targets, has scored three in his final 5 video games. Fehervary (14 in 61 video games) has established a brand new single-season profession excessive in assists (beforehand 2023-24: 13 in 66).
Mikey lifts pic.twitter.com/mBmziM1Cwg
— Washington Capitals (@Capitals) March 3, 2025
3:34, 2-0: With the groups taking part in four-on-four, Dubois tipped in McMichael’s cross previous the left pad of Ullmark in entrance of the aim crease after McMichael acquired the puck on the prime of the correct half-wall and shuffled down low from the highest with Norris on him. Dubois has notched his eleventh multi-point sport of the season. Dubois has recorded 24 factors (9 targets) in 24 profession video games towards Ottawa, which is tied for probably the most he has registered towards a single franchise (9-15–24 in 25 vs. Vancouver Canucks). McMichael has registered his eleventh multi-point efficiency of the season and has recorded six factors (three targets) in his final six video games.
PLD and Mikey each acquired a aim and help tonight after this b-e-a-utiful tally pic.twitter.com/AzVwix9hst
— Washington Capitals (@Capitals) March 3, 2025
Tkachuk took down Wilson after the 2 exchanged punches with 30.3 seconds to go and Giroux caught Wilson up excessive and Wilson chirped him.
TOM WILSON AND BRADY TKACHUK DROPPED THE GLOVES 🚨 pic.twitter.com/4Y05DsMlSA
— TSN (@TSN_Sports) March 4, 2025
Stats
19-11 Washington in photographs
.6 Washington on faceoffs
Each groups failed to attain on two energy performs within the first
8-3 Ottawa in hits
6-2 Washington in blocked photographs
8-1 Washington in giveaways
Graph: Pure StatTrick
Second Interval
Scoring
6:53, 3-0 (PPG): Wilson one-timed a shot underneath the blocker of Ullmark from the slot after Dubois set him up from the correct facet of the goal-line. Wilson has recorded 11 factors (seven targets) in his final 10 video games. The tally marks Wilson’s eleventh power-play aim of the season, which leads the Capitals and is tied for the sixth-most within the NHL. Dubois notched his third level of the evening. Dubois (37 in 61) has established a brand new single-season profession excessive in assists (beforehand set in 2022-23: 36 in 73 with Winnipeg Jets). Strome (42 in 61) tied his single-season profession excessive in assists (set in 81 throughout 2022-23 season). Strome (18-42-60 in 61) has reached the 60-point mark for the third consecutive season (2023-24: 67 in 82; 2022-23: 65 in 81). Strome registered his team-leading twenty sixth power-play level (6-20-26) on the aim and has factored in on 26 of Washington’s 41 power-play targets this season (.634).
Prime Wagyu beef kinda energy play tally#ALLCAPS | @BlueHalo pic.twitter.com/vY5cmfV1Ji
— Washington Capitals (@Capitals) March 4, 2025
12:18, 3-1: Pinto executed a give-and-go with Sanderson down the ice with pace. Pinto drove to the entrance and buried a cross-ice cross down low.
Shane Pinto’s acquired targets in back-to-back video games! 👏#NHLStats: https://t.co/v9rUsiUaxJ pic.twitter.com/CbSbWJfh4D
— NHL (@NHL) March 4, 2025
Stats
31-24 Washington in photographs
13-12 Ottawa throughout second interval
.568 Washington on faceoffs
Ottawa didn’t rating on three energy performs in first two durations
Washington scored as soon as on their first 4 alternatives
13-9 Ottawa in hits
17-7 Washington in blocked photographs
13-9 Washington in giveaways
Third Interval
Scoring
1:05, 3-2 (PPG): Giroux blasted a slapper that went brief facet on Thompson from the correct dot after getting a feed by Sanderson from the highest and Stutzle gave the puck to Sanderson from the correct half-wall.
CLAUDE GIROUX BRINGS OTTAWA BACK WITHIN ONE! pic.twitter.com/EFhxzmbls3
— TSN (@TSN_Sports) March 4, 2025
8:01, 3-3: Eller tipped Amadio’s backhand cross from the goal-line in underneath the blocker of Thompson whereas making an attempt to dam a cross to Amadio in entrance of the online.
Ottawa aim!
Scored by Shane Pinto with 11:59 remaining within the third interval.
Assisted by Michael Amadio and Thomas Chabot.
Washington: 3Ottawa: 3#OTTvsWSH #ALLCAPS #GoSensGo pic.twitter.com/birtaehoo6
— NHL Objectives (@nhl_goal_bot) March 4, 2025
12:43, 4-3 Washington: Fehervary ripped a wrist shot over the glove of Ullmark after Wilson raced into the offensive zone, executed a cross-ice give-and-go with Protas, and put the puck on a tee for Fehervary within the excessive left dot. With a aim and an help tonight, Fehervary has notched his third multi-point efficiency of the season. Wilson recorded his twentieth help of the season on Fehervary’s go-ahead aim, finishing his second profession Gordie Howe hat trick (additionally 10/31/2024 in a 6-3 win vs. Montreal Canadiens). Wilson has reached the 20-assist mark for fifth time in his profession (2021-22: 28, 2019-20: 23, 2017-18: 21, 2020-21: 20). 48 of Protas’ 51 factors this season have come at even energy.
Martin Fehervary places the Capitals up 4-3 within the third interval!#ALLCAPS pic.twitter.com/MNAaWQ7W3f
— Hockey Day by day 365 l NHL Highlights & Information (@HockeyDaily365) March 4, 2025
18:52, 4-4 (PPG): After Dowd blocked Sanderson’s shot off of Stutzle’s feed, he gave it again. Thompson turned apart Stutzle’s blast however Tkachuk was on the doorstep to tuck the puck in to tie it.
Brady Tkachuk ties it with 1:08 remaining! 👀
We’re heading to additional time, of us! pic.twitter.com/vwTl7RTBYi
— NHL (@NHL) March 4, 2025
Stats
39-34 Washington in photographs
.571 Ottawa on faceoffs
Ottawa completed two-for-seven on the ability play
21-10 Ottawa in hits
28-14 Washington in blocked photographs
21-15 Washington in giveaways
Time beyond regulation
Scoring: N/A
Pictures: 41-37 Washington, however 3-1 Ottawa in OT
Shootout
Dubois skated in with pace, deked, and was stopped by Ullmark with the glove.
Batherson roared in, deked, acquired Thompson down, and Thompson flashed the glove on the left publish.
Carlson skated in however Ullmark shut down the five-hole.
Stutzle sneaked in, deked, and was stopped with the glove by Thompson.
Strome skated in, deked, went to the backhand, acquired Ullmark down and out, and put one over the pad. Strome scored his second profession game-deciding shootout aim.
Dylan Strome scores the lone aim within the shootout and Washington takes it by a closing rating of 5-4! pic.twitter.com/ERq2Zu2X70
— TSN (@TSN_Sports) March 4, 2025
Giroux had the 5 gap closed off by Thompson to seal the win for Washington.
The Capitals, who improved to 10-1-2 of their final 13 video games towards Ottawa at Capital One Enviornment, have scored seven power-play targets on 20 alternatives (35.0 %) over their final seven video games.
Along with his win tonight, Logan Thompson (26 wins in 35 GP) has earned the second-most victories by a goaltender of their first season with the Capitals, trailing solely Jose Theodore (32 wins in 2008-09). pic.twitter.com/UyLhq6XpYb
— Capitals PR (@CapitalsPR) March 4, 2025
Washington prolonged their lead for first within the Metropolitan Division over the Carolina Hurricanes by 12 factors with every workforce all the way down to 21 video games to go within the common season. They’re additionally 9 forward of the Toronto Maple Leafs, who’ve a sport in hand, for first within the Japanese Convention.
Subsequent sport: Wednesday at New York Rangers (7:30 PM ET, TNT)
By Harrison Brown
