The Washington Capitals avoided the trap game with a 6-1 win over the Ottawa Senators on Tuesday night at Capital One Arena thanks to two goals from both Alex Ovechkin and T.J. Oshie.
The Senators struck first with Artem Anisomov finishing a 2-on-1 rush at 5:40 to give the Senators a 1-0 lead. That was all the scoring in an otherwise quiet first period with the Caps having the edge in shots 13-8. Was it a letdown after a thrilling comeback win two days prior? Nope, the Caps proved this wouldn’t be a trap game.