Displaying why they’re the top team in the league, the Washington Capitals put an absolute beating on the Ottawa Senators, Tuesday night. T.J. Oshie and Alex Ovechkin both scored twice, while Ilya Samsonov stopped 26 of 27 Ottawa shots, to cruise to a 6-1 victory.
Ovechkin’s second marker was the 684th of his career, tying him with Teemu Selanne for 11th on the all-time leaderboard.
The first period would eventually swing in the Capitals’ favour, outshooting Ottawa 13-8, but it would be the Sens that struck first on a goal by Artem Anisimov.