🦅 Away Capitals 13-12-1
5–3
Final
🏛️ Home Senators 13-11-3
Goals 1st2nd3rdF
🦅 WSH 0145
🏛️ OTT 0213

Capitals at Senators

Capitals beat Senators 5–3 at Canadian Tire Centre on December 7, 2011.

🗓 📍 Canadian Tire Centre, Ottawa 🏒 2011-12 🔁 Capitals lead the season series 3–0
⚔️ Head-to-head

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score
1st star 🦅 WSH
John Carlson
1 G, 2 A
4 shots · 27:35 TOI
2nd star 🦅 WSH
Nicklas Backstrom
1 G, 1 A
4 shots · 20:49 TOI
3rd star 🦅 WSH
Tomas Vokoun
31 saves
0.912 SV% · 3 GA

🚨 Scoring

8 goals · in order
2nd period
🦅 Jeff Halpern Go-ahead 2nd · 02:12
Assists: Dennis Wideman, Troy Brouwer · beat Craig Anderson
1–0
🏛️ Erik Condra Tying 2nd · 12:43
Assists: Erik Karlsson, Zack Smith · beat Tomas Vokoun
1–1
🏛️ Nick Foligno Go-ahead 2nd · 17:54
Assists: Sergei Gonchar · beat Tomas Vokoun
1–2
3rd period
🦅 Nicklas Backstrom PP Tying 3rd · 09:45
Assists: Brooks Laich, John Carlson · beat Craig Anderson
2–2
🦅 Alex Ovechkin Go-ahead 3rd · 13:50
Assists: Nicklas Backstrom, Dmitry Orlov · beat Craig Anderson
3–2
🦅 Troy Brouwer 3rd · 14:05
Assists: Marcus Johansson, John Carlson · beat Craig Anderson
4–2
🏛️ Milan Michalek PP 3rd · 16:08
Assists: Colin Greening · beat Tomas Vokoun
4–3
🦅 John Carlson Empty net 3rd · 19:14
Assists: Jeff Halpern
5–3

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time
🦅Capitals
L1 Ovechkin · Backstrom · Laich 19:56
L2 Chimera · Semin · Ward 15:18
L3 Halpern · Brouwer · Knuble 14:15
L4 Johansson · Eakin · Perreault 7:41
D1 Alzner · Carlson 27:38
D2 Wideman · Orlov 21:10
D3 Erskine · Schultz 8:26
🏛️Senators
L1 Michalek · Spezza · Alfredsson 21:41
L2 Foligno · Greening · Neil 13:42
L3 Smith · Butler · Condra 12:45
L4 Daugavins · Winchester · Konopka 10:36
D1 Gonchar · Karlsson 26:34
D2 Phillips · Cowen 20:57
D3 Rundblad · Lee 10:57

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right
🦅WSH OTT🏛️
44 Shots on goal 34
1/4 Power play (goals / chances) 1/6
13 Hits 21
19 Blocked shots 7
10 Takeaways 12
9 Giveaways 12
19 Penalty minutes 15
WSH shooting 11.4% (5/44) OTT shooting 8.8% (3/34)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
🦅Capitals
Tomas Vokoun
31/34
.912 SV% · 3 GA · 60:00 TOI
🏛️Senators
Craig Anderson
39/43
.907 SV% · 4 GA · 59:15 TOI

🗺 Where the goals came from

8 of 8 goals located
Jeff Halpern · 2nd 02:12 · 1–0 Erik Condra · 2nd 12:43 · 1–1 Nick Foligno · 2nd 17:54 · 1–2 Nicklas Backstrom · 3rd 09:45 · 2–2 Alex Ovechkin · 3rd 13:50 · 3–2 Troy Brouwer · 3rd 14:05 · 4–2 Milan Michalek · 3rd 16:08 · 4–3 John Carlson · 3rd 19:14 · 5–3
WSH OTT
The net is on the right for both teams. Hover a dot for the goal.

🔮 Period by period

AI
After 1st — 0–0
Capitals
Capitals — tied after 1st: 3-5 (38% win rate, 8 games)
Senators
Senators — tied after 1st: 5-3-1 (56% win rate, 9 games)
After 2nd — 1–2
Capitals
Capitals — trailing by 1 goal after 2nd: 1-2 (33% win rate, 3 games)
Senators
Senators — leading by 1 goal after 2nd: 4-0 (100% win rate, 4 games)

⚔️ Last meetings

All →
Capitals lead the season series 3–0
Dec 32011 🏛️OTT @ 🦅WSH 2–3 OT Oct 152011 🏛️OTT @ 🦅WSH 1–2 Mar 252011 🦅WSH @ 🏛️OTT 0–2 Jan 162011 🏛️OTT @ 🦅WSH 1–3 Dec 192010 🦅WSH @ 🏛️OTT 3–2
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❓ WSH vs OTT, answered

Who won Capitals vs Senators on December 7, 2011?

Capitals won 5–3. The final score was Capitals 5, Senators 3.

Who scored for Capitals?

Alex Ovechkin, Jeff Halpern, John Carlson, Nicklas Backstrom, Troy Brouwer.

Who scored for Senators?

Erik Condra, Milan Michalek, Nick Foligno.

How did the Capitals goalie play?

Tomas Vokoun made 31 saves on 34 shots (.912 save percentage).

How did the Senators goalie play?

Craig Anderson made 39 saves on 43 shots (.907 save percentage).

Where is Capitals vs Senators played?

At Canadian Tire Centre in Ottawa, the Senators home rink.

What is the Capitals vs Senators season series?

Capitals lead the season series 3–0 after 3 games.

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🧭 Around this game

Before and after, for both teams
🦅 Capitals
BeforeDec 5 🦅WSH @ 🐆FLA 4–5 AfterDec 9 🍁TOR @ 🦅WSH 2–4
🏛️ Senators
BeforeDec 5 ⚡TBL @ 🏛️OTT 2–4 AfterDec 8 🏛️OTT @ 😈NJD 4–5
Also on December 7
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