Ottawa 4, Washington 1
First Period
1. Ottawa, Formenton 11 (Brown, Zaitsev) 5:34 (sh).
2. Ottawa, Gaudette 5 (Sanford, Tierney) 15:11.
Penalties — Sheary Wash (hooking) 1:25; Tkachuk Ott (slashing) 5:08; Formenton Ott (slashing) 19:49.
Second Period
3. Washington, Backstrom 4 (Ovechkin, Carlson) 0:46 (pp).
4. Ottawa, Tkachuk 15 (Brown, Paul) 18:24.
Penalties — Carlson Wash (illegal check to the head minor) 11:45; Orlov Wash (tripping) 13:01; Zub Ott (cross-checking) 15:53.
Third Period
5. Ottawa, Brown 7 (Tkachuk, Tierney) 10:29.
Penalties — Paul Ott, Wilson Wash (fighting) 6:30; Sheary Wash (stick holding) 12:46; Hathaway Wash (interference) 13:40; Zub Ott (high-sticking) 17:33.
Shots on goal by
Ottawa | 12 | 9 | 5 | _ | 26 |
Washington | 7 | 15 | 12 | _ | 34 |
Goal — Ottawa: Forsberg (W, 9-8-1). Washington: Samsonov (L, 15-7-3).
Power plays (goals-chances) — Ottawa: 0-5; Washington: 1-4.
Referees — Garrett Rank, Peter MacDougall. Linesmen — Vaughan Rody, Devin Berg.
Attendance — 18,573 at Washington.
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