Late in the middle frame, frustration boiled over, as Lindgren dropped Ridly Greig in front of his crease before getting into it with the Senators behind the net. Linus Ullmark attempted to start a goalie fight and came down the ice, but the referees weren't having it.

Shane Pinto, Nick Cousins and Thomas Chabot also scored for the Senators (4-4-1), who are 3-1-1 in their past five games. Linus Ullmark made 12 saves. Trevor van Riemsdyk scored for the Capitals (6-3-0), who won 5-1 at the Columbus Blue Jackets on Friday. Charlie Lindgren made 27 saves.

The Ottawa Senators visited the Washington Capitals on Saturday evening — a battle of the capital cities. The story of the game was that of Alexander Ovechkin, the Capitals’ captain, who was set to play his 1,

Takeaways: Capitals Fall Flat In Disastrous Loss To Senators, Spoiling Ovechkin's Milestone Night The Capitals couldn't get much of anything going in a 7-1 loss to the Senators. The goal stood, and the Senators ended up going up 3-0 on the ensuing power play, and at that point, things derailed quickly in D.C.

Dylan Cozens and Drake Batherson scored twice each for the Ottawa Senators, who spoiled Alex Ovechkin's 1,500th game by routing the Washington Capitals 7-1 on Saturday night.

The Ottawa Senators were dealt a big blow to their lineup. Brady Tkachuk went down with an injury, and will miss an extended period of time. Initially, it was believed to be a four week injury. However, Ottawa announced Thursday that he will miss 6-8 weeks after undergoing thumb surgery.

Tyson Foerster scored 29 seconds into the game, but Ottawa scored in each of the first two periods to hold off the Orange and Black, snapping their two-game winning streak.

Alex Ovechkin has the opportunity to make NHL history in a milestone game when he and the Washington Capitals play host to the Ottawa Senators on Saturday.

Ottawa Senators captain Brady Tkachuk praises Auston Matthews and the Toronto Maple Leafs’ depth, offering rare sportsmanship in the heat of the... Brady Tkachuk, star of the Ottawa Senators, did not hold back when sharing his thoughts on a rival, the Toronto Maple Leafs, specifically regarding...

Preparing to face Alex Ovechkin and the Capitals on Saturday, the Senators will hold a morning skate at the MCI Center before beginning a stretch of four games in six days, including a back-to-back Monday at home against the Boston Bruins and Tuesday at 8:45 p.m. ET in Chicago.

Cousins joins Stützle and Batherson on the top line as the Senators shuffle their forward corps for a matchup against Washington.