Washington Capitals vs Ottawa Senators

Regular season · Thursday, January 16, 2025 · Canadian Tire Centre

WashingtonCapitalsAway

1–0

Final/OT

SOG 26–24

OttawaSenatorsHome

TSN5 · RDS2 · MNMT

Game summary

The Washington Capitals beat the Ottawa Senators 1-0 in overtime on Thursday, January 16, 2025 at Canadian Tire Centre. The Capitals outshot the Senators 26-24.

Goals came from Alex Ovechkin.

Logan Thompson made 24 saves on 24 shots for the win; Leevi Meriläinen stopped 25 of 26.

Goals	1st	2nd	3rd	OT	T	SOG
WSH	0	0	0	1	1	26
OTT	0	0	0	0	0	24

Three stars

Scoring

OT period

Alex Ovechkin (21)Rasmus Sandin (14)1–003:07 WSH

Tired legs

Seconds into the shift for every skater on the ice at each goal. Taller bar, longer shift.

0–20s20–40s40–60s60–80s80s+

GoalWSH on iceOTT on iceDefenders’ longest

1–0 WSH

OT 3:07 · Ovechkin

Giroux 0:58

NormalGiroux 0:58

Hover or tap a bar for the skater.

Across the league. Share of 5v5 unblocked shots that went in, by how far into his shift the defending team’s longest-serving skater was (2024–25).

4.2%

5.7%

5.9%

6.9%

6.6%

0–20s20–40s40–60s60–80s80s+

1.6×

Shots against a skater 80s+ into his shift go in 1.6 times as often as against fresh legs (6.6% vs 4.2%).

29%

of 5v5 goals came with a defender 60s+ into his shift.

Team stats

WSHOTT

26Shots on goal24

53%Faceoff %48%

0/1Power play0/3

10Penalty minutes6

25Hits20

18Blocked shots12

17Giveaways14

3Takeaways5

Penalties

1st 20:00Tom Wilson · unsportsmanlike conduct2 min
1st 20:00Ridly Greig · roughing2 min
1st 20:00Tom Wilson · roughing2 min
2nd 05:20Nic Dowd · tripping2 min
2nd 17:50Dylan Strome · interference goalkeeper2 min
3rd 01:55Brady Tkachuk · roughing2 min
3rd 01:55Tom Wilson · roughing2 min
3rd 04:19Claude Giroux · slashing2 min

Season series

Washington Capitals

Washington Capitals skaters

8Alex OvechkinL	1	0	1	+1	3	0	0	0	–	16:34
38Rasmus SandinD	0	1	1	+1	2	1	1	0	–	20:27
16Taylor RaddyshR	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	–	07:34
17Dylan StromeC	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	2	80	17:43
20Lars EllerC	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	29	10:48
21Aliaksei ProtasC	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	–	19:47
22Brandon DuhaimeR	0	0	0	0	1	3	0	0	–	14:46
24Connor McMichaelC	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	–	17:10
26Nic DowdC	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	2	22	18:03
43Tom WilsonR	0	0	0	0	1	3	0	6	–	17:14
53Ethen FrankC	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	–	06:53
80Pierre-Luc DuboisL	0	0	0	+1	1	1	0	0	56	18:53
88Andrew MangiapaneL	0	0	0	0	3	1	2	0	–	13:44
3Matt RoyD	0	0	0	0	1	5	3	0	–	22:19
6Jakob ChychrunD	0	0	0	0	4	1	1	0	–	20:25
42Martin FehérváryD	0	0	0	0	3	3	4	0	–	20:23
57Trevor van RiemsdykD	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	–	17:23
74John CarlsonD	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	0	–	21:22

Washington Capitals goalies
Goalie	DEC	SA	SV	GA	SV%	TOI
31Hunter ShepardG		0	0	0	–	00:00
48Logan ThompsonG	W	24	24	0	1.000	63:00

Ottawa Senators

Ottawa Senators skaters

7Brady TkachukL	0	5	5	0	2	100	21:49
9Josh NorrisC	0	1	3	0	0	25	19:00
12Shane PintoC	-1	0	0	1	0	30	20:10
15Matthew HighmoreC	0	0	1	1	0	–	08:36
18Tim StützleC	0	1	1	1	0	100	20:37
19Drake BathersonR	0	2	2	0	0	–	19:39
21Nick CousinsC	0	2	4	0	0	–	14:58
22Michael AmadioR	0	0	0	0	0	–	08:17
28Claude GirouxR	-1	2	0	1	2	80	17:51
38Zack OstapchukC	0	1	1	0	0	50	07:51
71Ridly GreigC	0	1	0	0	2	–	16:43
81Adam GaudetteR	0	0	0	0	0	–	12:29
2Artem ZubD	0	2	1	1	0	–	21:48
3Nick JensenD	0	1	1	0	0	–	23:00
33Nikolas MatinpaloD	0	3	0	0	0	–	12:18
37Donovan SebrangoD	0	0	0	0	0	–	11:38
43Tyler KlevenD	0	3	1	4	0	–	21:47
85Jake SandersonD	-1	0	0	3	0	–	26:50

Ottawa Senators goalies
Goalie	DEC	SA	SV	GA	SV%	TOI
1Leevi MeriläinenG	O	26	25	1	.962	63:07
31Anton ForsbergG		0	0	0	–	00:00