Cole Hutson scored 1:14 into overtime to lift the Washington Capitals past the host Ottawa Senators 3-2 Tuesday night.
Hutson took a pass from Alex Ovechkin, skated across the top of the zone and down into the right circle before scoring on a far-side wrist shot through a screen shortly after a Washington power play had ended.
With the helper, Ovechkin pulled into a tie with Nicklas Backstrom (762) for the franchise lead in assists.
Matt Roy and Pierre-Luc Dubois also scored for the Capitals, who were playing just their fifth road game of the season. Hutson also had an assist, and Logan Thompson made 24 saves.
Center Ridly Greig, who had missed the previous two games, and Hayden Hodgson scored for the Senators, who had won two straight. Thomas Chabot had two assists, and Samuel Ersson made 14 saves.
Roy gave the Capitals a 1-0 lead 35 seconds into the game when he received a pass at the center point from Jakob Chychrun and scored with a slap shot through a screen.
Late in the period, Washington’s Tom Wilson hit the crossbar from point-blank range and Ottawa’s Dylan Cozens hit the crossbar from the left circle during a power play.
Greig tied it 1-1 at 11:05 of the second period. Chabot worked a give-and-go with Michael Amadio and took the return pass in the right circle, passed to Greig cutting into the slot and Greig lifted a backhander over Thompson.
Hodgson put the Senators ahead 2-1 at 16:04. A stretch pass from Stephen Halliday sent Chabot and Hodgson on a 2-on-1 rush after Roy fell and Hodgson took a Chabot pass and scored on a wrist shot from the bottom of the right circle.
Dubois tied it 2-2 at 12:31 of the third period, receiving a cross-ice pass from Hutson and scoring on a one-timer from the right circle before Ersson could get across the crease.