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WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 07: Alex Ovechkin #8 of the Washington Capitals celebrates with Nicklas Backstrom #19 after scoring a goal in the second period against the Ottawa Senators at Capital One Arena on January 7, 2020 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Patrick McDermott/NHLI via Getty Images)
WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 07: Alex Ovechkin #8 of the Washington Capitals celebrates with Nicklas Backstrom #19 after scoring a goal in the second period against the Ottawa Senators at Capital One Arena on January 7, 2020 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Patrick McDermott/NHLI via Getty Images)
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WASHINGTON, DC – JANUARY 07: Radko Gudas #33 of the Washington Capitals celebrates with his teammates after scoring a goal in the second period against the Ottawa Senators at Capital One Arena on January 7, 2020 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Patrick McDermott/NHLI via Getty Images)
WASHINGTON, DC – JANUARY 07: Radko Gudas #33 of the Washington Capitals celebrates with his teammates after scoring a goal in the second period against the Ottawa Senators at Capital One Arena on January 7, 2020 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Patrick McDermott/NHLI via Getty Images)

Capitals 6 Senators 1

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WASHINGTON, DC – JANUARY 07: T.J. Oshie #77 of the Washington Capitals skates with the puck against the Ottawa Senators during the second period at Capital One Arena on January 07, 2020 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Patrick Smith/Getty Images)
WASHINGTON, DC – JANUARY 07: T.J. Oshie #77 of the Washington Capitals skates with the puck against the Ottawa Senators during the second period at Capital One Arena on January 07, 2020 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Patrick Smith/Getty Images)

T.J. Oshie

T.J. Oshie opened up the scoring for the Capitals 1:19 to tie the game taking a pass from Jakub Vrana and firing it right in front of the net for his 17th goal of the season.

Oshie added another 41 seconds into the third period banging in a one time snapshot off a nifty quick pass from Nicklas Backstrom. John Carlson had the secondary to keep his point totals going.

WASHINGTON, DC – JANUARY 07: Alex Ovechkin #8 of the Washington Capitals celebrates his goal against the Washington Capitals during the second period at Capital One Arena on January 07, 2020 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Patrick Smith/Getty Images)
WASHINGTON, DC – JANUARY 07: Alex Ovechkin #8 of the Washington Capitals celebrates his goal against the Washington Capitals during the second period at Capital One Arena on January 07, 2020 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Patrick Smith/Getty Images)

Alex Ovechkin

Alex Ovechkin never gave up even when his initial goal was disallowed. Ovechkin rebounded and fired another one from the right face-off circle and pointed to the net to show that it counts.

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Ovechkin’s second goal came late in the third on a shot from the knees off a pass from John Carlson. That goal was his 26th of the season and the 684th goal of his career tying him with Teemu Selanne for 11th on the NHL’s all-time goals list.

WASHINGTON, DC – JANUARY 07: Goalie Ilya Samsonov #30 of the Washington Capitals looks on against the Ottawa Senators during the third period at Capital One Arena on January 07, 2020 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Patrick Smith/Getty Images)
WASHINGTON, DC – JANUARY 07: Goalie Ilya Samsonov #30 of the Washington Capitals looks on against the Ottawa Senators during the third period at Capital One Arena on January 07, 2020 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Patrick Smith/Getty Images)

Ilya Samsonov

Ilya Samsonov had another brilliant outing in goal and the rookie is continuing to impress with his momentum lately. Samsonov made 26 saves while facing 27 shots for a .963 save percentage.

The win was his seventh in a row and is one shy of Bob Mason from the 1984-85 season for the longest streak by a Capitals rookie netminder in franchise history.

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