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Ottawa Senators vs Washington Capitals

Regular season · Wednesday, March 18, 2026 · Capital One Arena

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1–4

Final

SOG 35–25

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Game summary

The Washington Capitals beat the Ottawa Senators 4-1 on Wednesday, March 18, 2026 at Capital One Arena. The Senators outshot the Capitals 35-25.

Goals came from Alex Ovechkin, Tom Wilson, Tim Stützle, Aliaksei Protas and Cole Hutson.

Logan Thompson made 34 saves on 35 shots for the win; Linus Ullmark stopped 21 of 23.

Goals1st2nd3rdTSOG
Ottawa SenatorsOTT001135
Washington CapitalsWSH022425

Three stars

  1. ★1st starLogan ThompsonWSH · .971 SV%
  2. ★2nd starTom WilsonWSH · 1G 0A
  3. ★3rd starCole HutsonWSH · 1G 0A

Scoring

2nd period

3rd period

Tired legs

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

0–20s20–40s40–60s60–80s80s+
2:08

0–2 · 2nd 18:13 · Wilson. Chabot was 2:08 into his shift when it went in.

GoalOTT on iceWSH on ice

0–1 WSH

2nd 8:09 · Ovechkin

Zub 0:31

0–2 WSH

2nd 18:13 · Wilson

Stuck out there: Chabot 2:08

1–2 OTT

3rd 17:19 · Stützle

Long shift: Dubois 1:17

1–3 WSH

3rd 18:28 · EN · Protas

Chabot 0:55

1–4 WSH

3rd 19:34 · EN · Hutson

Pinto 1:46

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 (2025–26).
3.9%
5.8%
6.5%
7.1%
7.3%
0–20s20–40s40–60s60–80s80s+

1.9×

Shots against a skater 80s+ into his shift go in 1.9 times as often as against fresh legs (7.3% vs 3.9%).

30%

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

Team stats

OTTWSH
35Shots on goal25
67%Faceoff %33%
0/3Power play1/2
4Penalty minutes6
15Hits25
12Blocked shots20
12Giveaways12
2Takeaways5

Penalties

  • 1st 11:51Tom Wilson · holding2 min
  • 2nd 01:30Nick Cousins · slashing2 min
  • 3rd 05:35Tom Wilson · roughing removing opponents helmet2 min
  • 3rd 14:13Anthony Beauvillier · slashing2 min
  • 3rd 18:48Tyler Kleven · high sticking2 min

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