OTTAWA — Pheonix Copley made 35 saves for his first NHL shutout when the Washington Capitals defeated the Ottawa Senators 4-0 at Canadian Tire Centre on Saturday.
Copley extended his winning streak to four games.
Brett Connolly had a goal and an assist, and Matt Niskanen, Jakub Vrana and Michal Kempny scored for the Capitals (22-10-3), who are 7-1-0 in their past eight games and 14-3-0 in their past 17.
Mike McKenna made 29 saves for the Senators (15-18-4), who are 3-6-1 and have scored two or fewer goals in eight of their past 10 games.
Connolly redirected a Jonas Siegenthaler point shot to give the Capitals a 1-0 lead 1:32 into the first period. Niskanen tipped a pass from Nicklas Backstrom at the top of the crease to make it 2-0 at 17:56.
Vrana stole the puck from Senators forward Mark Stone and finished a forehand deke into the left corner to make it 3-0 at 9:05 of the second period. Kempny gave Washington a 4-0 lead at 13:44 when his point shot deflected off Senators defenseman Cody Ceci.
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