Washington Capitals at Ottawa Senators
· Canadian Tire Centre, Ottawa · Regular Season · Final
Final score
The Washington Capitals beat the Ottawa Senators 4–2 on Tuesday, March 22, 2016 on the road.
Goals by period
Goals by period, Washington Capitals at Ottawa Senators
| Team |
1st1st period |
2nd2nd period |
3rd3rd period |
Total |
| Washington Capitals |
3 |
0 |
1 |
4 |
| Ottawa Senators |
0 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
Shots on goal by period
Shots on goal by period, Washington Capitals at Ottawa Senators
| Team |
1st1st period |
2nd2nd period |
3rd3rd period |
Total |
| Washington Capitals |
8 |
4 |
10 |
22 |
| Ottawa Senators |
11 |
8 |
11 |
30 |
Three stars
- N. Backstrom, Washington Capitals (1 goal, 1 assist)
- M. Johansson, Washington Capitals (1 assist)
- C. Wideman, Ottawa Senators (1 goal)
Scoring summary
Every goal, Washington Capitals at Ottawa Senators. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
| Period |
Time |
Team |
Goal |
Assists |
Type |
Score |
| 1st |
02:32 |
Washington Capitals |
Mike Richards (2) |
Tom Wilson (15) |
Even strength |
WSH 1, OTT 0 |
| 1st |
12:22 |
Washington Capitals |
Alex Ovechkin (43) |
Marcus Johansson (24), Nicklas Backstrom (46) |
Power play |
WSH 2, OTT 0 |
| 1st |
14:37 |
Washington Capitals |
Nicklas Backstrom (19) |
Jay Beagle (8), Jason Chimera (18) |
Even strength |
WSH 3, OTT 0 |
| 2nd |
12:33 |
Ottawa Senators |
Chris Wideman (6) |
Mike Hoffman (26), Michael Kostka (1) |
Even strength |
WSH 3, OTT 1 |
| 3rd |
18:27 |
Ottawa Senators |
Mika Zibanejad (18) |
Erik Karlsson (61), Mike Hoffman (27) |
Even strength |
WSH 3, OTT 2 |
| 3rd |
19:47 |
Washington Capitals |
T.J. Oshie (23) |
Karl Alzner (17), Daniel Winnik (11) |
Even strength, Empty net |
WSH 4, OTT 2 |
Numbers in brackets are the player's season totals after the goal.
Team stats
Team stats, Washington Capitals at Ottawa Senators
| Stat |
Washington Capitals |
Ottawa Senators |
| Shots on goal |
22 |
30 |
| Power play |
1 of 2 |
0 of 4 |
| Penalty minutes |
8 |
4 |
| Hits |
36 |
28 |
| Blocked shots |
18 |
11 |
| Giveaways |
9 |
15 |
| Takeaways |
9 |
11 |
| Faceoffs won |
30/61 (49.2%) |
31/61 (50.8%) |
Box score
Washington Capitals
Washington Capitals skaters
| Player |
PosPosition |
GGoals | AAssists | PPoints | +/-Plus/minus | PIMPenalty minutes | SOGShots on goal | HITHits | BLKBlocked shots | PPGPower-play goals | FO%Faceoff percentage | TOITime on ice |
| Number 8 A. Ovechkin |
L |
1 |
0 |
1 |
-1 |
0 |
4 |
4 |
2 |
1 |
|
17:45 |
| Number 10 M. Richards |
C |
1 |
0 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
38.5% |
11:35 |
| Number 14 J. Williams |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
17:11 |
| Number 19 N. Backstrom |
C |
1 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
58.8% |
19:31 |
| Number 25 J. Chimera |
L |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
|
13:45 |
| Number 26 D. Winnik |
L |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
|
11:55 |
| Number 43 T. Wilson |
R |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
|
10:17 |
| Number 65 A. Burakovsky |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
11:09 |
| Number 77 T. Oshie |
R |
1 |
0 |
1 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
50% |
13:04 |
| Number 83 J. Beagle |
C |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
72.7% |
18:08 |
| Number 90 M. Johansson |
L |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
16.7% |
17:34 |
| Number 92 E. Kuznetsov |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
45.5% |
12:17 |
| Number 2 M. Niskanen |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
|
24:22 |
| Number 4 T. Chorney |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
|
15:01 |
| Number 6 M. Weber |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
|
13:14 |
| Number 9 D. Orlov |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
19:57 |
| Number 27 K. Alzner |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
4 |
2 |
0 |
|
22:55 |
| Number 44 B. Orpik |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+2 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
|
22:20 |
Washington Capitals goalies
| Goalie |
SAShots against | SVSaves | GAGoals against | SV%Save percentage | TOITime on ice | DECDecision |
| Number 70 B. Holtby |
30 |
28 |
2 |
.933 |
60:00 |
Win |
Ottawa Senators
Ottawa Senators skaters
| Player |
PosPosition |
GGoals | AAssists | PPoints | +/-Plus/minus | PIMPenalty minutes | SOGShots on goal | HITHits | BLKBlocked shots | PPGPower-play goals | FO%Faceoff percentage | TOITime on ice |
| Number 6 B. Ryan |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
|
17:07 |
| Number 13 N. Paul |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
|
14:12 |
| Number 15 Z. Smith |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
37.5% |
17:46 |
| Number 23 S. Gomez |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
75% |
10:28 |
| Number 26 M. Puempel |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
13:00 |
| Number 27 C. Lazar |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
36.4% |
15:17 |
| Number 43 R. Dzingel |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
08:05 |
| Number 44 J. Pageau |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
2 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
75% |
16:48 |
| Number 61 M. Stone |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
20:52 |
| Number 68 M. Hoffman |
C |
0 |
2 |
2 |
+1 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
18:13 |
| Number 90 A. Chiasson |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
|
14:22 |
| Number 93 M. Zibanejad |
C |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
52.9% |
18:35 |
| Number 2 D. Phaneuf |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
3 |
0 |
|
16:28 |
| Number 3 M. Methot |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
|
18:43 |
| Number 5 C. Ceci |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
20:32 |
| Number 21 M. Kostka |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
12:50 |
| Number 45 C. Wideman |
D |
1 |
0 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
13:08 |
| Number 65 E. Karlsson |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
-1 |
0 |
6 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
31:54 |
Ottawa Senators goalies
| Goalie |
SAShots against | SVSaves | GAGoals against | SV%Save percentage | TOITime on ice | DECDecision |
| Number 41 C. Anderson |
21 |
18 |
3 |
.857 |
58:40 |
Loss |
Penalties
Penalties, Washington Capitals at Ottawa Senators
| Period |
Time |
Team |
Player |
Infraction |
Minutes |
| 1st |
11:22 |
Ottawa Senators |
Jean-Gabriel Pageau |
Holding |
2 |
| 1st |
16:04 |
Washington Capitals |
Bench |
Too many men on the ice (bench minor) |
2 |
| 1st |
17:01 |
Washington Capitals |
Daniel Winnik |
Hooking |
2 |
| 2nd |
15:34 |
Washington Capitals |
Nicklas Backstrom |
Hooking |
2 |
| 3rd |
02:54 |
Ottawa Senators |
Ryan Dzingel |
Hooking |
2 |
| 3rd |
08:06 |
Washington Capitals |
Dmitry Orlov |
Tripping |
2 |
Game information
- Washington Capitals head coach
- Barry Trotz
- Ottawa Senators head coach
- Dave Cameron
- Referees
- Trevor Hanson, Steve Kozari
- Linesmen
- Trent Knorr, David Brisebois
- Washington Capitals scratches
- Michael Latta, Stanislav Galiev, Nate Schmidt
- Ottawa Senators scratches
- Chris Neil, Kyle Turris, Patrick Wiercioch, Mark Borowiecki
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Details |
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2
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Final
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|
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2
 at Columbus Blue Jackets
3
|
Final/SO
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|
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3
 at Montreal Canadiens
4
|
Final
|
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|
 Detroit Red Wings
2
 at Tampa Bay Lightning
6
|
Final
|
Game page: Detroit Red Wings at Tampa Bay Lightning, Tue, Mar 22, 2016
|
 Vancouver Canucks
0
 at Winnipeg Jets
2
|
Final
|
Game page: Vancouver Canucks at Winnipeg Jets, Tue, Mar 22, 2016
|
 Los Angeles Kings
1
 at Minnesota Wild
2
|
Final
|
Game page: Los Angeles Kings at Minnesota Wild, Tue, Mar 22, 2016
|
 Dallas Stars
6
 at Chicago Blackhawks
2
|
Final
|
Game page: Dallas Stars at Chicago Blackhawks, Tue, Mar 22, 2016
|
 Edmonton Oilers
2
 at Arizona Coyotes
4
|
Final
|
Game page: Edmonton Oilers at Arizona Coyotes, Tue, Mar 22, 2016
|
 St. Louis Blues
1
 at San Jose Sharks
0
|
Final
|
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Sources and further reading
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