Washington Capitals 3, Ottawa Senators 4: final score and stats
Ottawa Senators beat Washington Capitals, Washington Capitals 3 to Ottawa Senators 4, on Thursday, January 1, 2026 at Canadian Tire Centre, Ottawa, ON. Below: the box score, top performers, team stats, injuries and recent form for Ottawa Senators vs Washington Capitals.
NHLThursday, January 1, 2026
DateJan 1, 2026
Start time1:00 PM ET
VenueCanadian Tire Centre, Ottawa, ON
TVESPN+
Attendance18,433
Line score
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Capitals | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Ottawa Senators | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
Top performers
Team comparison
Washington CapitalsOttawa Senators
Goals per game
Goals allowed per game
21-15-5Record19-15-5
4th in Metropolitan DivisionStanding4th in Atlantic Division
3-2Road record / home record6-3
WWLLWLast 5LWWLW
W2StreakL1
Team stats
Washington CapitalsOttawa Senators
Blocked Shots
Hits
Takeaways
Shots
Power Play Goals
Power Play Opportunities
Power Play Percentage
Short Handed Goals
Shootout Goals
Faceoffs Won
Faceoff Win Percent
Giveaways
Total Penalties
Penalty Minutes
Injury report
Confirm lineups and injuries close to game time.
Washington Capitals
Rasmus Sandin D · Knee - Surgery
Injured ReserveVincent Desharnais D · Abdomen - Surgery
Injured ReservePatrick Thomas C · Upper Body
Injured ReserveOttawa Senators
Nick Cousins C · Upper Body
OutAndre Burakovsky LW · Lower Body
Injured ReserveWarren Foegele LW · Knee
Injured ReserveWilliam Eklund LW · Ankle
Injured ReserveLinus Ullmark G · Lower Body
Day-To-DayBox score
Washington Capitals Forwards
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | PPTOI | SHTOI | ESTOI | SHFT | G | YTDG | A | S | SM | SOG | FW | FL | FO% | GV | PN | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anthony Beauvillier | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 15:27 | 0:46 | 0:07 | 14:34 | 19 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Nic Dowd | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 17:29 | 0:00 | 4:30 | 12:59 | 23 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 9 | 47.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brandon Duhaime | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8:37 | 0:00 | 0:41 | 7:56 | 13 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ethen Frank | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11:34 | 1:40 | 0:00 | 9:54 | 16 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Hendrix Lapierre | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7:12 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 7:12 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 33.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ryan Leonard | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 12:58 | 4:23 | 0:00 | 8:35 | 17 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Connor McMichael | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 18:21 | 2:11 | 2:34 | 13:36 | 24 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 33.3 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Alex Ovechkin | 0 | 4 | 1 | -2 | 16:33 | 5:49 | 0:00 | 10:44 | 17 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Aliaksei Protas | 1 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 14:55 | 0:09 | 3:05 | 11:41 | 22 | 1 | 16 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Justin Sourdif | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 13:25 | 1:59 | 0:00 | 11:26 | 18 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 46.2 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Dylan Strome | 0 | 0 | 1 | -3 | 18:47 | 3:16 | 0:10 | 15:21 | 23 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 66.7 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Tom Wilson | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 22:51 | 4:00 | 3:03 | 15:48 | 27 | 1 | 22 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Washington Capitals Defenses
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | PPTOI | SHTOI | ESTOI | SHFT | G | YTDG | A | S | SM | SOG | FW | FL | FO% | GV | PN | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Carlson | 5 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 23:15 | 1:58 | 4:15 | 17:02 | 23 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jakob Chychrun | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 23:25 | 4:10 | 0:21 | 18:54 | 22 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Martin Fehervary | 3 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 16:04 | 0:00 | 4:11 | 11:53 | 19 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Matt Roy | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 21:38 | 0:19 | 1:37 | 19:42 | 23 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Rasmus Sandin | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 18:05 | 0:00 | 1:14 | 16:51 | 20 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Trevor van Riemsdyk | 3 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 11:39 | 0:00 | 2:26 | 9:13 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
Washington Capitals Goalies
| Player | GA | SA | SOS | SOSA | SV | SV% | ESSV | PPSV | SHSV | TOI | YTDG | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Logan Thompson | 4 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 28 | .875 | 23 | 5 | 0 | 57:45 | 0 | 0 |
Ottawa Senators Forwards
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | PPTOI | SHTOI | ESTOI | SHFT | G | YTDG | A | S | SM | SOG | FW | FL | FO% | GV | PN | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Amadio | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 16:06 | 0:04 | 0:00 | 16:02 | 20 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Drake Batherson | 0 | 3 | 1 | -1 | 16:07 | 3:34 | 0:00 | 12:33 | 21 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| Nick Cousins | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6:43 | 0:04 | 0:00 | 6:39 | 12 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Dylan Cozens | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 18:16 | 4:05 | 0:00 | 14:11 | 22 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 8 | 52.9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Claude Giroux | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16:56 | 2:43 | 4:28 | 9:45 | 23 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 72.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ridly Greig | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 15:08 | 0:04 | 1:49 | 13:15 | 23 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 11.1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Stephen Halliday | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6:54 | 2:46 | 0:00 | 4:08 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| David Perron | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 12:35 | 3:15 | 0:00 | 9:20 | 17 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Shane Pinto | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 18:54 | 3:05 | 1:48 | 14:01 | 25 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 37.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tim Stutzle | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 21:23 | 4:19 | 4:11 | 12:53 | 27 | 0 | 19 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 66.7 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Brady Tkachuk | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 17:45 | 3:43 | 0:00 | 14:02 | 21 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Fabian Zetterlund | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 10:30 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 10:30 | 17 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Ottawa Senators Defenses
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | PPTOI | SHTOI | ESTOI | SHFT | G | YTDG | A | S | SM | SOG | FW | FL | FO% | GV | PN | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thomas Chabot | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 22:54 | 3:17 | 0:30 | 19:07 | 28 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Nick Jensen | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 18:10 | 0:00 | 1:10 | 17:00 | 25 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Tyler Kleven | 1 | 4 | 1 | -1 | 13:31 | 0:00 | 1:40 | 11:51 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jake Sanderson | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 25:44 | 3:50 | 4:53 | 17:01 | 30 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jordan Spence | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14:23 | 0:17 | 0:00 | 14:06 | 21 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Artem Zub | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 18:55 | 0:04 | 4:03 | 14:48 | 23 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
Ottawa Senators Goalies
| Player | GA | SA | SOS | SOSA | SV | SV% | ESSV | PPSV | SHSV | TOI | YTDG | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leevi Merilainen | 3 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 26 | .897 | 20 | 4 | 2 | 60:00 | 0 | 0 |
Recent form
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Frequently asked questions
Who won Washington Capitals vs Ottawa Senators?
Ottawa Senators won, 4-3, on Thursday, January 1, 2026.
What was the final score of Washington Capitals vs Ottawa Senators?
Washington Capitals 3, Ottawa Senators 4.
Who were the top performers?
Washington Capitals: Tom Wilson (1 goals). Ottawa Senators: Nick Jensen (1 goals).
Where is Washington Capitals vs Ottawa Senators played?
Canadian Tire Centre, Ottawa, ON.
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