National Hockey League
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Ottawa 3, Washington 1
When: 7:30 PM ET, Thursday, April 18, 2013
Where: Scotiabank Place, Ottawa, Ontario
Referees: Chris Rooney, Francois St.Laurent
Linesmen: Steve Barton, Derek Nansen
Attendance: 19965


Senators 3, Capitals 1: Kyle Turris scored a pair of goals and host Ottawa snapped Washington's eight-game win streak.

Cory Conacher also scored and Craig Anderson turned aside 18 shots as the Senators won their fourth consecutive game to improve to 15-3-3 at home and pull within one point of fifth-place Toronto in the Eastern Conference.

Mike Ribeiro had the lone goal and Braden Holtby made 35 saves for the Capitals, who suffered their first regulation defeat in 11 games (9-1-1) and saw their lead over Winnipeg in the Southeast Division shrink to two points.

Turris put Ottawa ahead 75 seconds into the second period, beating Holtby to the stick side with a wrist shot to end a 13-game goal-scoring drought. Ribeiro notched the equalizer with a tap-in midway through the session, but Conacher answered just over two minutes later into an open net following an errant pass by Holtby.

The Senators dominated throughout, outshooting the Capitals 37-19, but Anderson - who improved to 8-0-2 at home - preserved the one-goal lead by denying Eric Fehr on a breakaway with just under nine minutes remaining. Turris' empty-net tally with 1:27 to play sealed it.

GAME NOTEBOOK: Turris' first goal, his ninth, was his 100th career point in 229 games. Milan Michalek assisted to give him a point in each of his three contests since returning from a 15-game absence. ... Capitals captain Alex Ovechkin, who leads the league with 28 goals, was held off the scoresheet for only the third time in 19 games. ... Capitals C Nicklas Backstrom suffered an upper-body injury in the third period and did not return.


Top Game Performances
 
Washington   Ottawa
Mike Ribeiro 1 Points Kyle Turris 2
Mike Ribeiro 1 Goals Kyle Turris 2
Martin Erat 1 Assists Chris Phillips 2
N/A Power Play Goals N/A
N/A Short Handed Goals N/A
Braden Holtby .946 Save Percentage Craig Anderson .947
Braden Holtby 35 Saves Craig Anderson 18
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Shots Goals Power Play Penalty Kill Penalty Mins Face Offs Won
Washington 19 1 0-3 3-3 6 20
Ottawa 38 3 0-3 3-3 6 31
Upcoming Games
  • Ottawa will play their next game at home against Toronto. The Senators have a W/L % of .636 after a win and .400 after a loss.
  • Washington will play their next game on the road against Montreal. The Capitals have a W/L % of .583 after a win and .526 after a loss.