Ottawa Senators at Washington Capitals
· Capital One Arena, Washington · Regular Season · Final
Final score
The Washington Capitals beat the Ottawa Senators 4–1 on Wednesday, March 18, 2026 at home.
Goals by period
Goals by period, Ottawa Senators at Washington Capitals
| Team |
1st1st period |
2nd2nd period |
3rd3rd period |
Total |
| Ottawa Senators |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
| Washington Capitals |
0 |
2 |
2 |
4 |
Shots on goal by period
Shots on goal by period, Ottawa Senators at Washington Capitals
| Team |
1st1st period |
2nd2nd period |
3rd3rd period |
Total |
| Ottawa Senators |
16 |
6 |
13 |
35 |
| Washington Capitals |
7 |
13 |
5 |
25 |
Three stars
- L. Thompson, Washington Capitals (goaltender)
- T. Wilson, Washington Capitals (1 goal)
- C. Hutson, 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 |
| 2nd |
08:09 |
Washington Capitals |
Alex Ovechkin (25) |
Rasmus Sandin (21) |
Even strength |
OTT 0, WSH 1 |
| 2nd |
18:13 |
Washington Capitals |
Tom Wilson (25) |
Trevor van Riemsdyk (8), Pierre-Luc Dubois (4) |
Even strength |
OTT 0, WSH 2 |
| 3rd |
17:19 |
Ottawa Senators |
Tim Stützle (31) |
Claude Giroux (31), Thomas Chabot (23) |
Even strength |
OTT 1, WSH 2 |
| 3rd |
18:28 |
Washington Capitals |
Aliaksei Protas (22) |
Connor McMichael (24) |
Even strength, Empty net |
OTT 1, WSH 3 |
| 3rd |
19:34 |
Washington Capitals |
Cole Hutson (1) |
Unassisted |
Power play, Empty net |
OTT 1, WSH 4 |
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 |
35 |
25 |
| Power play |
0 of 3 |
1 of 2 |
| Penalty minutes |
4 |
6 |
| Hits |
15 |
25 |
| Blocked shots |
12 |
20 |
| Giveaways |
12 |
12 |
| Takeaways |
2 |
5 |
| Faceoffs won |
37/55 (67.3%) |
18/55 (32.7%) |
Box score
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 7 B. Tkachuk |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
100% |
18:30 |
| Number 12 S. Pinto |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
55.6% |
19:04 |
| Number 18 T. Stützle |
C |
1 |
0 |
1 |
-1 |
0 |
4 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
62.5% |
21:09 |
| Number 19 D. Batherson |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
17:05 |
| Number 20 F. Zetterlund |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
12:41 |
| Number 21 N. Cousins |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
|
13:20 |
| Number 22 M. Amadio |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
14:15 |
| Number 24 D. Cozens |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
66.7% |
18:25 |
| Number 28 C. Giroux |
R |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
75% |
13:20 |
| Number 37 W. Foegele |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
10:41 |
| Number 71 R. Greig |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
83.3% |
16:41 |
| Number 89 L. Eller |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
46.2% |
11:42 |
| Number 2 A. Zub |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
0 |
4 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
20:41 |
| Number 6 D. Gilbert |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
|
09:33 |
| Number 10 J. Spence |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
24:04 |
| Number 33 N. Matinpalo |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
10:08 |
| Number 43 T. Kleven |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
4 |
0 |
|
20:07 |
| Number 72 T. Chabot |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
-2 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
|
28:06 |
Ottawa Senators goalies
| Goalie |
SAShots against | SVSaves | GAGoals against | SV%Save percentage | TOITime on ice | DECDecision |
| Number 35 L. Ullmark |
23 |
21 |
2 |
.913 |
57:42 |
Loss |
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 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
12:57 |
| Number 9 R. Leonard |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
|
11:51 |
| Number 17 D. Strome |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
50% |
14:15 |
| Number 21 A. Protas |
L |
1 |
0 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
19:38 |
| Number 22 B. Duhaime |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
|
13:08 |
| Number 24 C. McMichael |
L |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
28.6% |
17:34 |
| Number 29 H. Lapierre |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
42.9% |
11:19 |
| Number 34 J. Sourdif |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
18.2% |
11:54 |
| Number 43 T. Wilson |
R |
1 |
0 |
1 |
+1 |
4 |
5 |
5 |
1 |
0 |
|
17:49 |
| Number 53 E. Frank |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
13:26 |
| Number 72 A. Beauvillier |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
50% |
15:43 |
| Number 80 P. Dubois |
C |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
26.7% |
17:05 |
| Number 3 M. Roy |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
|
23:31 |
| Number 6 J. Chychrun |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
|
18:01 |
| Number 38 R. Sandin |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
4 |
0 |
|
20:09 |
| Number 42 M. Fehérváry |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
5 |
0 |
|
21:52 |
| Number 44 C. Hutson |
D |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
|
16:24 |
| Number 57 T. van Riemsdyk |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
17:24 |
Washington Capitals goalies
| Goalie |
SAShots against | SVSaves | GAGoals against | SV%Save percentage | TOITime on ice | DECDecision |
| Number 48 L. Thompson |
35 |
34 |
1 |
.971 |
60:00 |
Win |
Penalties
Penalties, Ottawa Senators at Washington Capitals
| Period |
Time |
Team |
Player |
Infraction |
Minutes |
| 1st |
11:51 |
Washington Capitals |
Tom Wilson |
Holding |
2 |
| 2nd |
01:30 |
Ottawa Senators |
Nick Cousins |
Slashing |
2 |
| 3rd |
05:35 |
Washington Capitals |
Tom Wilson |
Roughing removing opponents helmet |
2 |
| 3rd |
14:13 |
Washington Capitals |
Anthony Beauvillier |
Slashing |
2 |
| 3rd |
18:48 |
Ottawa Senators |
Tyler Kleven |
High sticking |
2 |
Game information
- Ottawa Senators head coach
- Travis Green
- Washington Capitals head coach
- Spencer Carbery
- Referees
- Jake Brenk, Justin Kea
- Linesmen
- Libor Suchanek, Tommy Hughes
- Ottawa Senators scratches
- Nick Jensen, Kurtis MacDermid, Lassi Thomson, Jake Sanderson, Stephen Halliday
- Washington Capitals scratches
- Dylan McIlrath, Timothy Liljegren, David Kampf, Declan Chisholm, Ivan Miroshnichenko
Other NHL games on Mar 18
Other NHL games on Wednesday, March 18, 2026
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Status |
Details |
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6
 at New York Rangers
3
|
Final
|
Game page: New Jersey Devils at New York Rangers, Wed, Mar 18, 2026
|
 Pittsburgh Penguins
5
 at Carolina Hurricanes
6
|
Final/OT
|
Game page: Pittsburgh Penguins at Carolina Hurricanes, Wed, Mar 18, 2026
|
 Dallas Stars
2
 at Colorado Avalanche
1
|
Final/SO
|
Game page: Dallas Stars at Colorado Avalanche, Wed, Mar 18, 2026
|
 St. Louis Blues
1
 at Calgary Flames
2
|
Final/SO
|
Game page: St. Louis Blues at Calgary Flames, Wed, Mar 18, 2026
|
 Philadelphia Flyers
3
 at Anaheim Ducks
2
|
Final/OT
|
Game page: Philadelphia Flyers at Anaheim Ducks, Wed, Mar 18, 2026
|
Sources and further reading
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