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Ottawa Senators vs Washington Capitals

Regular season · Saturday, January 2, 2027 · Capital One Arena

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SNE · TVAS · MNMT

Game preview

The Ottawa Senators visit the Washington Capitals at Capital One Arena on Saturday, January 2, 2027, with puck drop at 7:00 PM ET. The game is on SNE, TVAS and MNMT.

This is the second of 3 meetings between the teams this season.

Rest and travel

Senators

First game of a road trip.

  1. 232026-12-23: no game
  2. 242026-12-24: no game
  3. 252026-12-25: no game
  4. 262026-12-26: no game
  5. 272026-12-27: at NYI
  6. 282026-12-28: no game
  7. 292026-12-29: vs DAL
  8. 302026-12-30: no game
  9. 312026-12-31: vs PIT
  10. 12027-01-01: no game
  11. 22027-01-02: at WSH
rest since last game
1 day
rest since last game
since last game
~446 mi
since last game
on this road trip
~446 mi
on this road trip
body clock vs home
Home time
body clock vs home

Capitals

First home game after a 2-game road trip (NY Islanders and Columbus).

  1. 232026-12-23: no game
  2. 242026-12-24: no game
  3. 252026-12-25: no game
  4. 262026-12-26: vs CBJ
  5. 272026-12-27: no game
  6. 282026-12-28: vs EDM
  7. 292026-12-29: no game
  8. 302026-12-30: at NYI
  9. 312026-12-31: at CBJ, second of a back-to-backB2B
  10. 12027-01-01: no game
  11. 22027-01-02: vs OTT
rest since last game
1 day
rest since last game
since last game
~328 mi
since last game
on this road trip
~1,034 mi
on this road trip
body clock vs home
Home time
body clock vs home
Home game Road game This gameB2B = second night of a back-to-back. Distances are approximate.

Lines from last game

Ottawa SenatorsSenatorsTue, Oct 13 vs STL
  1. L1Pinto#12Giroux#28Amadio#22
    8:55 together at 5v5
  2. L2Burakovsky#95Cozens#24Greig#71
    6:26 together at 5v5
  3. L3Foegele#37Stützle#18Batherson#19
    6:17 together at 5v5
  4. L4Zetterlund#20Cousins#21Halliday#34
    2:25 together at 5v5
  1. D1Kleven#43Yakemchuk#26
    8:56 together at 5v5
  2. D2Chabot#72Spence#10
    8:53 together at 5v5
  3. D3NewDonovan#56Stanley#73
    4:34 together at 5v5

Power play

  1. 1Cozens CStützle CHalliday CBatherson RYakemchuk D3:53
  2. 2Burakovsky LZetterlund LPinto CGiroux RChabot D0:54

Penalty kill

  1. 1Pinto CGreig CChabot DKleven D0:48
  2. 2Foegele LPinto CSpence DKleven D0:31
Washington CapitalsCapitalsTue, Oct 13 at CAR
  1. L1NewStrome#17Wilson#43Tuch#89
    9:26 together at 5v5
  2. L2NewSourdif#34Beauvillier#72Frank#53
    7:56 together at 5v5
  3. L3Ovechkin#8Protas#21Protas#62
    6:47 together at 5v5
  4. L4NewJenner#22Kyrou#25Leonard#9
    6:08 together at 5v5
  1. D1Chychrun#6Liljegren#27
    14:26 together at 5v5
  2. D2NewFehérváry#42Hutson#44
    10:37 together at 5v5
  3. D3NewHoll#4Desharnais#73
    7:24 together at 5v5

Power play

  1. 1Ovechkin LStrome CWilson RLeonard RChychrun D2:11
  2. 2Protas LTuch RKyrou RFrank RHutson D0:56

Penalty kill

  1. 1Jenner CWilson RDesharnais DFehérváry D1:40
  2. 2Protas LTuch RChychrun DLiljegren D1:00

Behind the bench

Each grey tick is one NHL team.

OTTWSH

Settled lines

Share of 5v5 time from the regular top four lines · 2026–27

OTT 50% (3rd most shuffled)WSH 65% (13th most shuffled)
← Shuffles linesKeeps lines together →

Goalie pull, down one

Median time left in the 3rd when the goalie comes out, delayed penalties excluded · 2025–26

OTT 1:42 left (14th latest · 14 pulls)WSH 1:54 left (13th earliest · 13 pulls)
← Pulls latePulls early →

Average shift

All skaters, all strengths · 2025–26

OTT 43.2s (shortest)WSH 49.8s (7th longest)
← Short shiftsLong shifts →

Caught on long shifts

Share of 5v5 goals against with a skater 60s+ into his shift · 2025–26

OTT 29% (16th least often)WSH 37% (4th most often)
← Rarely caughtOften caught →

Season series