Ottawa 3, Washington 2
When: 6:00 PM ET, Sunday, April 7, 2024
Where: Capital One Arena, Washington, District of Columbia
Referees:
Jon McIsaac, Chris Rooney
Linesmen:
Ryan Daisy, Jesse Marquis
Attendance:
17902
By Field Level Media
Jake Sanderson scored 41 seconds into overtime to lift the Ottawa Senators to a 3-2 win over the host Washington Capitals on Sunday evening.
Sanderson's 10th goal of the season capped a comeback for Ottawa (34-39-4, 72 points), which trailed midway through the third period before Ridly Greig scored to force overtime. Mark Kastelic also scored for the Senators.
Max Pacioretty and Aliaksei Protas scored one goal apiece for Washington (36-30-11, 83 points). The Capitals collected one point for reaching overtime but missed out on a chance to gain two points as they are bunched up among teams with a point of the second wild-card playoff berth in the Eastern Conference.
Senators goaltender Joonas Korpisalo stopped 20 of 22 shots to improve to 20-24-4.
Capitals goaltender Charlie Lindgren turned aside 18 of 21 shots but dropped to 21-15-7.
Washington opened the scoring 4:43 into the first period.
After the Senators lost possession of the puck deep in their end, Hendrix Lapierre swept a pass to Pacioretty near the right side of the crease. Pacioretty blasted a one-timer into the net for his fourth goal of the season and the 330th of his career.
Ottawa evened the score at 1-1 with 14:20 remaining in the second period. Jakob Chychrun carried the puck into the offensive zone and fed a pass to Kastelic, who capitalized with his fifth goal of the season.
The Capitals regained a 2-1 lead with 2:50 to go in the second period. Protas found a rebound near the right side of the crease and lifted a shot into the net for his sixth goal.
Ottawa battled back once again to tie the score at 2-2 with 7:11 left in the third period. Greig fired a wrist shot through traffic and into the net for his 13th goal.
The Senators finished 0-for-2 on the power play. Washington was 0-for-3.
Ottawa won the regular-season series 2-1 against Washington.
--Field Level Media
Top Game Performances
| Ottawa |
|
Washington |
|
Ridly Greig 2 |
Points |
Max Pacioretty 1 |
|
Ridly Greig 1 |
Goals |
Max Pacioretty 1 |
|
Ridly Greig 1 |
Assists |
Martin Fehervary 1 |
|
N/A |
Power Play Goals |
N/A |
|
N/A |
Short Handed Goals |
N/A |
|
Joonas Korpisalo .909 |
Save Percentage |
Charlie Lindgren .857 |
|
Joonas Korpisalo 20 |
Saves |
Charlie Lindgren 18 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Shots |
Goals |
Power Play |
Penalty Kill |
Penalty Mins |
Face Offs Won |
| Ottawa
|
21 |
3 |
0-2 |
3-3 |
8 |
34 |
| Washington
|
22 |
2 |
0-3 |
2-2 |
6 |
21 |
Upcoming Games
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Washington will play their next game on the road against Detroit. The Capitals have a W/L % of .500 after a win and .439 after a loss.
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Ottawa will play their next game on the road against Florida. The Senators have a W/L % of .515 after a win and .386 after a loss.
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