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Senators Fall 3-2 Against Washington - Game Recap

The Capitals earned a 3-2 victory over the Senators on Thursday at Canadian Tire Centre.

Washington won as a -128 favorite, while Over-Under bettors who played UNDER the total of 6.5 were rewarded at the payout window.

Washington got goals from Marcus Johansson, Sonny Milano, and Evgeny Kuznetsov in the victory. Kuznetsov opened the scoring at 7:01 of the first period.

Darcy Kuemper stopped 23 of 25 Ottawa shots in the victory.

Drake Batherson, and Alex DeBrincat scored for the Senators, finding the net behind Darcy Kuemper.

Cam Talbot stopped 37 of 40 shots for the Senators, but it wasn't enough to earn the victory.

On the power play, Washington went 1-for-3, while the Senators were 1-for-6 with the man advantage.

Ottawa lost the shots on goal battle to Washington by a margin of 40-25.

Washington heads into a battle against the Jets. Ottawa, meanwhile, will have their next action against Boston.