Roy's First-Period Strike Gives Capitals 11-5 Shot Edge

Washington carries a 1-0 lead into the first intermission, outshooting Ottawa 11-5. Matt Roy scored the period’s only goal, assisted by Jakob Chychrun and Aliaksei Protas; Roy has 1 goal, 3 shots and a +1, while each assist man has 1 point and a +1. Logan Thompson stopped all 5 shots he faced for a 1.000 save percentage, while Samuel Ersson has 10 saves on 11 shots (.909). Ottawa has five shots, with Claude Giroux, Drake Batherson, Tyler Kleven, Jake Sanderson and Tim Stützle recording one apiece; Batherson and Sanderson are each -1. Neither team has a power-play goal, and Washington leads 7-5 in hits.