Senators 4–5 Capitals — Final Score & Stats (Mar 3, 2025)

The game

The stars, every goal, the box score and the recap

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Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🦅 WSH

Pierre-Luc Dubois

1 G, 2 A

5 shots · 19:42 TOI

2nd star 🏛️ OTT

Jake Sanderson

3 A

3 shots · 31:49 TOI

3rd star 🦅 WSH

Logan Thompson

33 saves

0.892 SV% · 4 GA

Scoring

9 goals · in order

1st period

🦅 Connor McMichael Go-ahead 1st · 01:41

Assists: Martin Fehervary, Pierre-Luc Dubois · beat Linus Ullmark

0–1

🦅 Pierre-Luc Dubois 1st · 03:34

Assists: Connor McMichael, Rasmus Sandin · beat Linus Ullmark

0–2

2nd period

🦅 Tom Wilson PP 2nd · 06:53

Assists: Pierre-Luc Dubois, Dylan Strome · beat Linus Ullmark

0–3

🏛️ Shane Pinto 2nd · 12:18

Assists: Jake Sanderson, Claude Giroux · beat Logan Thompson

1–3

3rd period

🏛️ Claude Giroux PP 3rd · 01:05

Assists: Jake Sanderson, Tim Stützle · beat Logan Thompson

2–3

🏛️ Shane Pinto Tying 3rd · 08:01

Assists: Michael Amadio, Thomas Chabot · beat Logan Thompson

3–3

🦅 Martin Fehervary Go-ahead 3rd · 12:43

Assists: Tom Wilson, Aliaksei Protas · beat Linus Ullmark

3–4

🏛️ Brady Tkachuk PP Tying 3rd · 18:52

Assists: Tim Stützle, Jake Sanderson · beat Logan Thompson

4–4

Shootout

🦅 Dylan Strome Go-ahead SO · 00:00

Unassisted · beat Linus Ullmark

4–5

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🏛️Senators

L1 Tkachuk · Stützle · Giroux 23:12

L2 Norris · Greig · Batherson 20:39

L3 Perron · Pinto · Amadio 13:32

L4 Gregor · Highmore · Gaudette 7:18

D1 Sanderson · Chabot 28:40

D2 Zub · Jensen 18:47

D3 Matinpalo · Hamonic 11:42

🦅Capitals

L1 Dubois · Dowd · Wilson 19:42

L2 Ovechkin · Protas · Duhaime 16:28

L3 McMichael · Strome · Eller 14:36

L4 Mangiapane · Frank · Raddysh 10:44

D1 Carlson · Fehervary 23:21

D2 Roy · Chychrun 21:04

D3 Sandin · van Riemsdyk 16:44

Team stats

Away left · home right

🏛️OTT WSH🦅

37 Shots on goal 41

2/7 Power play (goals / chances) 1/4

21 Hits 10

14 Blocked shots 27

3 Takeaways 5

15 Giveaways 21

13 Penalty minutes 19

OTT shooting 10.8% (4/37) WSH shooting 12.2% (5/41)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🏛️Senators

Linus Ullmark

37/41

.902 SV% · 4 GA · 63:40 TOI

🦅Capitals

Logan Thompson

33/37

.892 SV% · 4 GA · 64:50 TOI

Where the goals came from

8 of 9 goals located

OTT WSH

The net is on the right for both teams. Hover a dot for the goal.

Period by period

After 1st — 0–2

Senators

Senators — trailing by 2 goals after 1st: 0-5 (0% win rate, 5 games)

Capitals

Capitals — leading by 2 goals after 1st: 5-1 (83% win rate, 6 games)

After 2nd — 1–3

Senators

Senators — trailing by 2 goals after 2nd: 0-9 (0% win rate, 9 games)

Capitals

Capitals — leading by 2 goals after 2nd: 12-1-1 (86% win rate, 14 games)

Last meetings

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Capitals lead the season series 2–1

Jan 302025 🦅WSH @ 🏛️OTT 4–5 OT Jan 162025 🦅WSH @ 🏛️OTT 1–0 OT Apr 72024 🏛️OTT @ 🦅WSH 3–2 OT Feb 262024 🏛️OTT @ 🦅WSH 3–6 Oct 182023 🦅WSH @ 🏛️OTT 1–6

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Who won Senators vs Capitals on March 3, 2025?

Capitals won 5–4 in a shootout. The final score was Senators 4, Capitals 5.

Who scored for Senators?

Shane Pinto (2), Brady Tkachuk, Claude Giroux.

Who scored for Capitals?

Connor McMichael, Martin Fehervary, Pierre-Luc Dubois, Tom Wilson.

How did the Senators goalie play?

Linus Ullmark made 37 saves on 41 shots (.902 save percentage).

How did the Capitals goalie play?

Logan Thompson made 33 saves on 37 shots (.892 save percentage).

Where is Senators vs Capitals played?

At Capital One Arena in Washington, the Capitals home rink.

What is the Senators vs Capitals season series?

Capitals lead the season series 2–1 after 3 games.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams

🏛️ Senators

BeforeMar 1 🦈SJS @ 🏛️OTT 3–5 AfterMar 5 🏛️OTT @ 🪶CHI 4–3

🦅 Capitals

BeforeMar 1 ⚡TBL @ 🦅WSH 3–1 AfterMar 5 🦅WSH @ 🗽NYR 3–2

Also on March 3

⚡TBL 1–2 🐆FLA ⚔️BUF 3–4 🇨🇦MTL 🏝️NYI 0–4 🗽NYR 🦈SJS 3–2 🍁TOR 👑LAK 1–5 🪶CHI

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