Tom Wilson fought Brady Tkachuk late in the first period, scored on the power play in the second and assisted on Martin Fehervary’s goal in the third to help the Washington Capitals end their season-worst losing streak at three games by beating the Ottawa Senators 5-4 in a shootout.

Tom Wilson fought Brady Tkachuk late in the first period, scored on the power play in the second and assisted on Martin Fehervary’s goal in the third to help the Washington Capitals end their season-worst losing streak at three games by beating the Ottawa Senators 5-4 on Monday night in a shootout.

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The Capitals lead the Eastern Conference with 86 points. In their recent 5-4 shootout win over the Ottawa Senators, Pierre-Luc Dubois contributed a goal and two assists. Dylan Strome leads the team with 58 points, including 18 goals and 40 assists. Alex Ovechkin remains a key offensive player with 31 goals and 17 assists this season.