Ottawa Senators secure two points against Washington Capitals

That brings us to the end of a first period — Washington Capitals 1, Ottawa Senators 2. Ottawa Senators edged the shot clock 19-11, and they controlled most of the territorial pressure.

Jamie Benn opened the scoring for Ottawa Senators at 3:13, Anders Lee extended the lead for Ottawa Senators at 5:53, tempers flared at 6:48 with Radko Gudas winning a scrap, and Auston Matthews cut the deficit for Washington Capitals at 18:12.

Dan Vladar was under siege with 17 highlighted stops.

On the power play, Washington Capitals went 0-for-3 while Ottawa Senators went 0-for-4.

Ottawa Senators owned the last five minutes and carried the momentum into the break.

That brings us to the end of a second period — Washington Capitals 2, Ottawa Senators 1. Ottawa Senators edged the shot clock 19-5, and they controlled most of the territorial pressure.

Brady Tkachuk extended the lead for Ottawa Senators at 4:06, Tom Wilson cut the deficit for Washington Capitals at 9:27, and Morgan Geekie tied it for Washington Capitals at 13:36.

Dan Vladar was under siege with 18 highlighted stops.

Ottawa Senators owned the last five minutes and carried the momentum into the break.

That brings us to the end of a third period — Washington Capitals 0, Ottawa Senators 2. Washington Capitals edged the shot clock 12-6, and they controlled most of the territorial pressure.

Alex Iafallo put Ottawa Senators in front at 11:36, then Tim Stutzle extended the lead for Ottawa Senators at 19:00.

Jake Allen was under siege with 11 highlighted stops.

On the power play, Ottawa Senators went 0-for-2.

Washington Capitals owned the last five minutes and carried the momentum into the break.