Sometimes divorces end in happiness for both partners. That’s what happened with the Ottawa Senators and Jakob Chychrun, who are separately thriving this season, writes .

The dog days are over for the Washington Capitals, who got back to their game on Tuesday after a few weeks of trading off wins and losses. Brandon Duhaime had a goal and assist and Logan Thompson stood tall for the shutout to help the Capitals to a huge 3-0 win on Caps Canine Night.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Logan Thompson stopped all 18 shots he ... possessed the puck in the offensive zone for long stretches, Jakob Chychrun crashed the net and put them up 1-0 by deflecting his ...

WASHINGTON -- Logan Thompson made 19 saves, and the Washington Capitals extended their point streak to eight games with a 3-0 win against the Anaheim Ducks at Capital One Arena on Tuesday.

Terry returns after missing three games for the birth of his child, but Logan Thompson makes 18 saves and the Ducks get blanked for the second time in three games, 3-0.

After a scoreless 60 minutes, of course it was Alex Ovechkin to lift the Capitals in the three-on-three extra period.

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Travis Green made no bones about the fact this night was a measuring stick for the Ottawa Senators Alex Ovechkin and the Washington Capitals are one of the National Hockey League’s best teams, which is why the club’s head coach wanted the Senators to bring their best,

The Ottawa Senators return home with a tall order as they take on the best team in the East and League — the Washington Capitals. Washington leads the league with a 0.716 save percentage at 63 points in 44 games.

The Capitals will look to keep trending in the right direction against Ottawa, as Jakob Chychrun makes his return for the first time since being traded.

After struggling to build and sustain momentum at 5-on-5, the Capitals came out last night and put up a solid, complete effort in a 3-0 win over the Anaheim Ducks, handing them their second shutout loss in three games in the process.