Capitals Tie Senators

The Washington Capitals blew a two-goal lead and finished with a 2-2 tie against the Ottawa Senators on Day 102. The single point moved Washington to 17-25-8.

Washington completely dominated the opening period, outshooting Ottawa 17-7 and scoring a pair of goals. Todd Warriner got the first from Peter Tenkrat and Andrew Ference at 2:23. Mikael Renberg made it 2-0 when he netted from Dan Boyle and Frantisek Lukes at 18:11.

Ottawa played better in the second period, and pulled a goal back through Bouchard from Poti and Petrasek at 7:20. The shots were 9-9 in the period, but the Senators did kill two penalties.

The Senators continued to play better in the final period, and Selanne's 17th of the season from Morrison and Ryder tied the game at 2-2. Ottawa outshot the Caps 7-6 in the third period and 4-1 in overtime, but neither team scored the winning goal.

Manny Legace made 25 saves for Washington, while Fred Brathwaite stopped 31 shots for Ottawa.

The Capitals return to action on Day 104 against Tampa Bay.