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Connolly's career-high 16th goal, off his own rebound, put Washington ahead 5-2.
Oshie's second goal of the game made it 6-2 and prompted Ottawa coach Guy Boucher to yank Nilsson and replace him withKuznetsov headed to the locker room late in the second period after appearing to get hit by a puck, but he was back for the start of the third and scored just 17 seconds in. NOTES: The Capitals went into Tuesday with the same record through 63 games as they had last season: 35-21-7. ... Congressman John Lewis and Hockey Hall of Famer Willie O'Ree, who was the first black player in the NHL, participated in a ceremonial puck drop before the game to mark Black History Month. ... The Senators fell to 8-22-1 on the road this season. ... The Capitals have won 11 of their past 12 games against the Senators.
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