TOP PERFORMERS: Adam Gaudette has scored 14 goals with five assists for the Senators. Ridly Greig has three goals and one assist over the last 10 games. Pierre-Luc Dubois has seven goals and 27 assists for the Capitals. Tom Wilson has six goals and three assists over the last 10 games.

OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) — Alex Ovechkin scored with 1:53 left in overtime to give the Washington Capitals a 1-0 victory over the Ottawa Senators on Thursday night.

The Capitals will look to keep trending in the right direction against Ottawa, as Jakob Chychrun makes his return for the first time since being traded.

BUFFALO — It has been several weeks since the Washington Capitals played an aesthetically ... “We started a little bit late,” winger Tom Wilson said. “The third period, we start to tilt ...

OTTAWA -- Alex Ovechkin scored his 874th NHL goal at 3:07 of overtime, giving the Washington Capitals a 1-0 win against the Ottawa Senators at Canadian Tire Centre on Thursday.

The Ottawa Senators fell short against the NHL-leading Washington Capitals in Thursday’s 1-0 overtime loss, but proved they can hold their own against the best.

Tonight, the Washington Capitals forward was absolutely leveled by Anaheim Ducks forward Frank Vatrano and dumped upside down into the Ducks' bench. He's lucky that the Ducks helped him get back up on his feet or he might've been swimming amongst the pool of mucous and Gatorade on the floor of the team's bench.

Logan Thompson made 32 saves for the Washington Capitals and the Nashville Predators lost 4-1 on home ice on Saturday.

Opening faceoff is at 7 p.m. ET and you can watch it on ESPN+ ( plans start at $11.99/month). Washington (29-10-5, in the Metropolitan Division) last played on Tuesday night and beat visiting Anaheim 3-0 as Logan Thompson stopped all 19 shots. The Capitals are 6-1-3 in their last 10 games.

Washington Capitals (29-10-5, in the Metropolitan Division ... Pierre-Luc Dubois has seven goals and 27 assists for the Capitals. Tom Wilson has six goals and three assists over the last 10 ...

The Capitals are shaking things up on the top-6, with Pierre-Luc Dubois replacing Dylan Strome as Alex Ovechkin's center. Connor McMichael and Tom Wilson will play between Strome, while Aliaksei Protas moves to that top line.