Washington Capitals (9-6-0 18pts) v. Ottawa Senators (11-6-1 23pts)
Game Recap:
After salvaging a rough homestand with a win over the Florida Panthers on Saturday afternoon, the Washington Capitals hit the road for their first two-game road trip since opening the season in Carolina and Tampa Bay. The Capitals also visit Canada for the first time this season as they head to Ottawa to face the Senators.
In the first period, it would be a quick start for the Capitals as Matt Roy would score his first of the season to take the 1-0 lead 35 seconds into the game with a blast from the point. After that, it was a penalty filled period as both the Capitals and Senators had two powerplays each, but neither team would do anything with them. However, you did notice a difference between the two powerplay styles as the Senators were consistently moving the puck and making the Capitals penalty killers moving around. While when the Capitals were on the powerplay, they felt a bit more stagnant and the Senators penalty killers were all over the Capitals and causing turnovers.
The second period would be a disaster for the Capitals as the Senators controlled the play for the majority of the period. Ridly Greig and Hayden Hodgson would score on goals that Logan Thompson would not have much of a chance on, but Thompson would stand tall and stop 15 of 17 Ottawa shots to keep the Capitals only down by one by the time the second period would be over. The Capitals would be held to 2 shots the entire period, a far cry from the 11 they had the period before.
Then in the third period it would look like a game of chess between the two teams as the Senators would outshoot the Capitals 4 to 3, but the Capitals would get the tying goal from Pierre-Luc Dubois to send the game to overtime. However, the third period would also feature three more powerplays, two of which were for the Capitals, and once again they squandered the opportunities, however, Dubois’s goal would come shortly after the first powerplay would expire.
In the extra frame, Cole Hutson would snipe one past Ersson to complete the comeback for the Capitals and give them the 3-2 victory over the Senators. Thompson played spectacularly with 24 saves on 26 shots faced, and truly kept the Capitals in the game and make the comeback possible.
Lineups:
Washington Capitals
Alex Tuch — Dylan Strome — Jordan Kyrou
Aliaksei Protas — Pierre-Luc Dubois — Tom Wilson
Alex Ovechkin — Justin Sourdif — Anthony Beauvillier
Boone Jenner — Ilya Protas — Ryan Leonard
Jakob Chychrun — Matt Roy
Martin Fehervary — Timothy Liljegren
Cole Hutson — Jack St. Ivany
Logan Thompson
Charlie Lindgren
Scratched: Ethen Frank, Ivan Miroshnichenko, Justin Holl
Injured: Rasmus Sandin (knee), Vincent Desharnais (appendectomy)
Ottawa Senators
Fabian Zetterlund — Tim Stutzle — Dylan Cozens
Nick Cousins — Shane Pinto — Drake Batherson
Michael Amadio — Ridly Greig — Claude Giroux
Samuel Blais — Stephen Halliday — Philip Tomasino
Jake Sanderson — Artem Zub
Thomas Chabot — Jordan Spence
Tyler Kleven — Nikolas Matinpalo
Samuel Ersson
Jackson Parsons
Scratched: Carter Yakemchuk, Hayden Hodgson
Injured: Linus Ullmark (lower body), Warren Foegele (lower body), William Eklund (ankle), Andre Burakovsky (lower body)
First Period:
WAS Goal – 0:35 – Matt Roy (1) from Jakob Chychrun (10) and Aliaksei Protas (6)
OTT Penalty – 4:47 – Jake Sanderson – 2 minutes for Interference
WAS Penalty – 7:04 – Justin Sourdif – 2 minutes for Interference
OTT Penalty – 13:45 – Nick Cousins – 2 minutes for Tripping
WAS Penalty – 17:28 – Ryan Leonard – 2 minutes for Cross Checking
| End of First | WAS – 1 | OTT – 0 |
| Shots | 11 | 5 |
| Faceoff Wins | 11/20 | 9/20 |
| Hits | 7 | 5 |
| Powerplay | 0/2 | 0/2 |
Second Period:
OTT Goal – 11:05 – Ridly Greig (3) from Thomas Chabot (8) and Michael Amadio (5)
OTT Goal – 16:03 – Hayden Hodgson (1) from Thomas Chabot (9) and Stephen Halliday (4)
| End of Second | WAS – 1 | OTT – 2 |
| Shots | 13 | 21 |
| Faceoff Wins | 13/42 | 29/42 |
| Hits | 19 | 11 |
| Powerplay | 0/2 | 0/2 |
Third Period:
OTT Penalty – 9:49 – Stephen Halliday – 2 minutes for Interference
WAS Goal – 12:31 – Pierre-Luc Dubois (3) from Cole Hutson (6) and Tom Wilson (4)
WAS Penalty – 13:11 – Jakob Chychrun – 2 minutes for Holding
OTT Penalty – 19:02 – Fabian Zetterlund – 2 minutes for Delay of Game
| End of Third | WAS – 2 | OTT – 2 |
| Shots | 16 | 25 |
| Faceoff Wins | 22/61 | 39/61 |
| Hits | 27 | 19 |
| Powerplay | 0/4 | 0/3 |
Overtime:
WAS Goal – 1:14 – Cole Hutson (5) from Alex Ovechkin (4) and Dylan Strome (12)
| End of OT | WAS – 3 | OTT – 2 |
| Shots | 17 | 25 |
| Faceoff Wins | 22/63 | 41/63 |
| Hits | 27 | 19 |
| Powerplay | 0/4 | 0/3 |
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