Goaltender exits 3-2 loss to Canadiens with an upper-body injury; status for Saturday night’s game in doubt. The Washington Capitals have been missing their best game for weeks, and an overtime loss to the Montreal Canadiens on Friday at Capital One Arena added an injury worry to the growing frustration.

Jakob Chychrun will face the Senators for the first time since being dealt to the Washington Capitals on July 1 in exchange for veteran defenceman Nick Jensen. Chychrun, who suited up for 94 games with Ottawa after being dealt here in March 2023 from the Arizona Coyotes, has been having a standout year with the Caps.

Alex Tuch scored twice, JJ Peterka had the deciding goal in the shootout and the Buffalo Sabres defeated the Washington Capitals 4-3 on on Monday night.

Making a second consecutive start and playing in his third in a row since Charlie Lindgren was injured ... the offensive zone for long stretches, Jakob Chychrun crashed the net and put them ...

After going down 1-0 in the shootout, the Buffalo Sabres (15-21-5) scored in the third and fourth rounds as they then watched their netminder Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen secure the win against the Washington Capitals (26-10-4). Special teams were working for both teams in the game as each team scored a goal while on the man advantage.