Tom Wilson fought Brady Tkachuk late in the first period, scored on the power play in the second and assisted on Martin Fehervary’s goal in the third to help the Washington Capitals end their season-worst losing streak at three games by beating the Ottawa Senators 5-4 in a shootout.

On Monday night, the Washington Capitals blew a three-goal advantage to the Ottawa Senators before prevailing 5-4 in a shootout.  The Capitals scored twice to get Capital One Arena rocking early.

Pierre-Luc Dubois had a goal and two assists for the Washington Capitals, who recovered for a 5-4 shootout win against the Ottawa Senators at Capital One Arena on Monday. Connor McMichael, Tom Wilson and Martin Fehervary each had a goal and an assist for the Capitals (39-14-8),

Analyzing Monday’s Ottawa Senators at Washington Capitals odds and lines, with NHL expert picks, predictions and best bets.

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There has been a noticeable move to the Ottawa side of this moneyline with Pinnacle opening Sens +139 and adjusting to +126 as of Monday morning. There are some underlying advantages in the numbers for the Senators at 5-on-5, but Ottawa is also 13-16-2 on the highway, so there’s potential for buyback on the Caps ahead of puck drop.