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The end of the Washington Capitals’ season-long road trip is night. Tonight, the Capitals will take on the Ottawa Senators north of the border, looking to win four of five during their difficult stretch away from home.

The last time the Capitals played Ottawa, two weeks ago, Alex Ovechkin scored the only goal in overtime to give the Capitals a thrilling 1-0 win. Tonight, the goalies that sat out that night, Charlie Lindgren and Antom Forsberg, will suit up and oppose each other.

The Capitals-Senators game is airing on Monumental Sports Network 2. Joe Beninati and Alan May will have the call. Puck drop is at 7:00 pm. Craig Laughlin is out due to a medical leave of absence. #LockerStrong.

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Washington Capitals

Ottawa Senators

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Tunnel shenanigans

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1st Period

Puck is dropped.

Capitals take a bench minor at 2:12 for too many men. Alex Ovechkin is serving the penalty.

Capitals take another bench minor at 3:50 for too many men. Yikes.

Aliaksei Protas stopped on a breakaway shorthanded.

Caps kill both early power plays for the Senators.

The Senators have 9 of the first 11 shots on goal in the first half of the period.

Caps third line authors the team’s best shift of the night. Lars Eller flings a shot on net and then Ethen Frank and Taylor Raddysh nearly deposit the puck past Forsberg from just outside the crease.

At intermission: These two teams just are struggling to score on each other at five-on-five. That’s the fourth consecutive 20-minute period neither team has been able to score a goal on each other. The Senators are outshooting the Capitals 11 to 7. The two teams are tied 10 to 10 at five-on-five.

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2nd Period

Puck is dropped.

David Perron to the box for hooking at 0:39 of the period. The Caps get their first power play of the game.

Connor McMichael attempts to score on a wraparound or “power spin” as Alan May described it, but couldn’t stuff the puck past Forsberg.

Taylor Raddysh to the box for high-sticking at 3:45 of the period.

1-0 Ottawa Senators. OTT PPG: Ridley Greig (8). Assists: D. Perron (1), T. Chabot (19). Time: 04:08.

Perron sends a centering pass across the crease that goes off Greig’s skates and in.

Greig now goes to the box at 5:35 for hooking Tom Wilson on an odd-man break.

1-1 tie. WSH Goal: Connor McMichael (18). Assists: P. Dubois (30), M. Roy (10). Time: 07:43

McMichael’s goalless streak ends at 11 games. After a Caps PP ends, the Senators stopped covering him down low and he beats Forsberg to the top corner.

Matthew Highmore to the box for tripping Jakob Chychrun along the corner boards at 12:53.

2-1 Ottawa Senators. OTT Goal: Brady Tkacuk (20). Assists: T. Hamonic (4), T. Kleven (3). Time: 14:53.

Tkachuk buries a rebound after a Hamonic point shot. The Capitals are challenging for goaltender interference. Drake Batherson appeared to make some minimal contact with Lindgren as he made the save on Hamonic’s point shot.

NO GOAL. The call on the ice is overturned.

Travis Hamonic hooks Aliaksei Protas at 17:24.

Josh Norris awarded a penalty shot after John Carlson wipes him out on a breakaway.

2-1 Ottawa Senators. OTT SHG (Penalty Shot): Josh Norris (18). Unassisted. Time: 17:37.

3-1 Ottawa Senators. OTT SHG: Shane Pinto (10). Assists: J. Norris (11), J. Sanderson (26). Time: 18:15.

At intermission: Two shorties in 38 seconds have Ottawa up 3-1. Ottawa is outshooting Washington 25 to 20, but the Capitals are out-attempting them 26 to 24 at five-on-five.

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3rd Period

Waiting for puck drop.

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The Washington Capitals are north of the border to take on the surging Ottawa Senators team that has won three in a row and one point out of the final wild card spot in the East.

Led by lovable scoundrel, Brady Tkachuk, the Senators’ are getting a breakout year from Tim Stützle, who has 43 points (14g, 29a) midway through the year. The Sens’ have also received good goaltending from Linus Ullmark (2.38 goals against average and .915 save percentage) though Leevi Meriläinen will get the start in net tonight with Ullmark out with a back injury.

The Capitals will roll with the same lines as they did in their 3-0 win against the Anaheim Ducks. Ethen Frank is on a two-game goal streak and a three-game point streak.

The Capitals-Senators game is airing on Monumental Sports Network. Joe Beninati and Craig Laughlin have the call. Puck drop is at 7:00 pm.

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Washington Capitals

Ottawa Senators

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Tunnel shenanigans

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1st Period

Puck is dropped.

A huge save by Logan Thompson on the first shift of the game, denying Nick Cousins from just outside the crease.

Ovechkin muffs a shot on a two-on-one. He had room short side.

Tons of incredible high-danger saves by Thompson in this period.

Tom Wilson with a huge late hit on Jake Sanderson about a second after the buzzer sounds. Wilson is then tackled to the ice by the Ridly Greig. Wilson and Greig both get matching minors for roughing, but Wilson got an extra minor for unsportsmanlike conduct, which will give Ottawa a power play to start the second.

At intermission: It’s 0-0/ This is an incredible back and forth game. The Senators are playing great hockey funneling to the net. Senators have an 8 to 6 lead in shots and and 5v5 shot attempts 20 to 11. Once again, Thompson is saving the Caps’ bacon.

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2nd Period

Spencer Carbery is talking to officials after realizing Wilson got an extra minor.

Puck is dropped. The Senators’ power play begins.

Senators don’t score on the man advantage but nearly connect several times.

Nic Dowd to the box for tripping Shane Pinto at 5:20.

Thirteen minutes into the second period, the Capitals have 1 shot.

Dylan Strome to the box for running over the goalie. Senators back to the power play at 17:50.

At intermission: The game remains scoreless. The Capitals had five shots that period – one fewer than the first. Ottawa leads in shots 17 to 11 and in 5v5 shot attempts 32 to 18.

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3rd Period

Puck is dropped.

After a scrum in the corner, Tom Wilson (drops his gloves) and Brady Tkachuk (keeps his gloves on) as they approach the bench. They both get two minutes for roughing as they just wrestled. Both teams to four-on-four.

Claude Giroux slashes Martin Fehervary at 4:19. Caps finally get their first power play.

Mangiapane robbed on the far side of the net by Merilainen on the power play.

Tkachuk screaming in frustration after Thompson robs him on a chance from the left circle.

At the end of regulation: The Senators are outshooting the Capitals 25 to 24 and in 5v5 attempts 44 to 36. Now we got to OVER. TIME.

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3rd Period

Puck is dropped.

Strome, Protas, and Carlson start it off for the Caps.

Senators win the opening faceoff.

Tom Wilson stopped on a breakaway.

Chychrun wide-open in front of the net but Merilainen with another huge save.

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