Washington visits Ottawa after shootout win

Tue, Oct 17, 2023
NHL News (AP)

Washington Capitals (1-1, seventh in the Metropolitan Division) vs. Ottawa Senators (2-1, third in the Atlantic Division)

Ottawa, Ontario; Wednesday, 7 p.m. EDT

BOTTOM LINE: The Ottawa Senators host the Washington Capitals after the Capitals took down the Calgary Flames 3-2 in a shootout.

Ottawa had a 39-35-8 record overall and a 24-14-3 record at home last season. The Senators had a 23.5% power play success rate last season, scoring 72 goals on 306 chances.

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Washington went 35-37-10 overall and 17-21-3 on the road a season ago. The Capitals scored 253 total goals last season (3.1 per game on 31.1 shots per game).

INJURIES: Senators: Josh Norris: out (shoulder).

Capitals: Joel Edmundson: out (hand), Charlie Lindgren: day to day (undisclosed), Max Pacioretty: out (achilles).

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