Ottawa Senators at Washington Capitals

Wednesday, December 16, 2015, 7:00 PM ET Verizon Center, Washington Regular Season Final

Final score

The Washington Capitals beat the Ottawa Senators 2–1 on Wednesday, December 16, 2015 at home.

Final score, Ottawa Senators at Washington Capitals
Team	Goals	2015-2016 record
Ottawa Senators	1	38-35-9
at Washington Capitals	2	56-18-8

Goals by period

Goals by period, Ottawa Senators at Washington Capitals
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Ottawa Senators	0	0	1	1
Washington Capitals	1	1	0	2

Shots on goal by period

Shots on goal by period, Ottawa Senators at Washington Capitals
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Ottawa Senators	8	9	10	27
Washington Capitals	14	4	7	25

Three stars

B. Holtby, Washington Capitals (goaltender)
M. Latta, Washington Capitals (1 goal, 1 assist)
J. Carlson, Washington Capitals (1 goal)

Scoring summary

Every goal, Ottawa Senators at Washington Capitals. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	14:06	Washington Capitals	Michael Latta (2)	Dmitry Orlov (7), Taylor Chorney (3)	Even strength	OTT 0, WSH 1
2nd	05:43	Washington Capitals	John Carlson (6)	Justin Williams (11), Michael Latta (3)	Even strength	OTT 0, WSH 2
3rd	15:46	Ottawa Senators	Bobby Ryan (10)	Kyle Turris (13), Erik Karlsson (28)	Power play	OTT 1, WSH 2

Numbers in brackets are the player's season totals after the goal.

Team stats

Team stats, Ottawa Senators at Washington Capitals
Stat	Ottawa Senators	Washington Capitals
Shots on goal	27	25
Power play	1 of 4	0 of 2
Penalty minutes	6	14
Hits	25	25
Blocked shots	9	15
Giveaways	8	12
Takeaways	13	15
Faceoffs won	26/52 (50%)	26/52 (50%)

Box score

Ottawa Senators

Ottawa Senators skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Power-play goals	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 6 B. Ryan	R	1	0	1	0	0	3	0	0	1		19:53
Number 7 K. Turris	C	0	1	1	0	2	4	2	0	0	52.4%	24:34
Number 15 Z. Smith	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	3	0	0	33.3%	19:46
Number 25 C. Neil	R	0	0	0	-2	4	2	0	0	0		08:05
Number 27 C. Lazar	C	0	0	0	-2	0	0	1	0	0	37.5%	08:20
Number 44 J. Pageau	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	41.7%	13:28
Number 59 D. Dziurzynski	L	0	0	0	-1	0	3	4	2	0		13:07
Number 61 M. Stone	R	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0		24:30
Number 68 M. Hoffman	C	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0		20:11
Number 90 A. Chiasson	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	1	0		12:18
Number 93 M. Zibanejad	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	75%	16:48
Number 2 J. Cowen	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	3	1	0		11:08
Number 3 M. Methot	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	1	1	0		21:07
Number 5 C. Ceci	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0		16:35
Number 45 C. Wideman	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	1	1	0		12:30
Number 46 P. Wiercioch	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		18:29
Number 65 E. Karlsson	D	0	1	1	-1	0	2	0	2	0		31:30
Number 74 M. Borowiecki	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	4	0	0		06:44

Ottawa Senators goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 30 A. Hammond	25	23	2	.920	56:57	Loss

Washington Capitals

Washington Capitals skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Power-play goals	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 8 A. Ovechkin	L	0	0	0	+1	0	3	3	1	0		19:15
Number 14 J. Williams	R	0	1	1	+1	0	2	1	0	0	100%	16:52
Number 19 N. Backstrom	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	47.1%	19:06
Number 21 B. Laich	C	0	0	0	+1	0	2	1	0	0		10:19
Number 25 J. Chimera	L	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	1	0		12:43
Number 43 T. Wilson	R	0	0	0	0	12	1	4	2	0		13:39
Number 46 M. Latta	C	1	1	2	+2	0	1	0	1	0	50%	07:29
Number 65 A. Burakovsky	L	0	0	0	+1	0	1	1	0	0		07:33
Number 77 T. Oshie	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	33.3%	18:23
Number 83 J. Beagle	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	1	0	50%	16:46
Number 90 M. Johansson	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0		15:30
Number 92 E. Kuznetsov	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	54.5%	16:46
Number 2 M. Niskanen	D	0	0	0	0	2	1	1	1	0		23:53
Number 4 T. Chorney	D	0	1	1	+1	0	2	2	0	0		14:46
Number 9 D. Orlov	D	0	1	1	+1	0	0	0	0	0		16:21
Number 27 K. Alzner	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	0		22:14
Number 74 J. Carlson	D	1	0	1	+1	0	3	2	1	0		21:20
Number 88 N. Schmidt	D	0	0	0	+1	0	1	1	1	0		20:10

Washington Capitals goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 70 B. Holtby	27	26	1	.963	59:55	Win

Penalties

Penalties, Ottawa Senators at Washington Capitals
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	02:34	Ottawa Senators	Chris Neil	Hooking	2
2nd	11:54	Washington Capitals	Matt Niskanen	Hooking	2
2nd	12:20	Ottawa Senators	Kyle Turris	Interference	2
2nd	19:11	Washington Capitals	Tom Wilson	Tripping	2
3rd	15:20	Washington Capitals	Tom Wilson	Match penatly 10 minutes (match)	10
3rd	15:20	Ottawa Senators	Chris Neil	Roughing	2

Game information

Ottawa Senators head coach: Dave Cameron
Washington Capitals head coach: Barry Trotz
Referees: Wes McCauley, Jon McIsaac
Linesmen: Derek Amell, Bryan Pancich
Ottawa Senators scratches: Shane Prince
Washington Capitals scratches: Aaron Ness, Chris Brown, Stanislav Galiev

2015-2016 season series

Every Ottawa Senators and Washington Capitals game in the 2015-2016 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Ottawa Senators 1 at Washington Capitals 2	Final	Game page: Ottawa Senators at Washington Capitals, Wed, Dec 16, 2015
Ottawa Senators 1 at Washington Capitals 7	Final	Game page: Ottawa Senators at Washington Capitals, Sun, Jan 10, 2016
Washington Capitals 4 at Ottawa Senators 2	Final	Game page: Washington Capitals at Ottawa Senators, Tue, Mar 22, 2016

Other NHL games on Dec 16

Other NHL games on Wednesday, December 16, 2015
Matchup	Status	Details
Pittsburgh Penguins 0 at Boston Bruins 3	Final	Game page: Pittsburgh Penguins at Boston Bruins, Wed, Dec 16, 2015

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