WASHINGTON — Just as Pierre-Luc Dubois made his return to play, the Washington Capitals lost another top skater to injury in Dylan Strome, who will not return to Saturday's contest against the Ottawa Senators.

Shane Pinto, Nick Cousins and Thomas Chabot also scored for the Senators (4-4-1), who are 3-1-1 in their past five games. Linus Ullmark made 12 saves. Trevor van Riemsdyk scored for the Capitals (6-3-0), who won 5-1 at the Columbus Blue Jackets on Friday. Charlie Lindgren made 27 saves.

A tight game for two periods turned into a 5-1 rout for the Washington Capitals over the Columbus Blue Jackets.

The Ottawa Senators visited the Washington Capitals on Saturday evening — a battle of the capital cities. The story of the game was that of Alexander Ovechkin, the Capitals’ captain, who was set to play his 1,

The Washington Capitals have loaned forward Ethen Frank to the Hershey Bears of the American Hockey League (AHL), senior vice president and general manager Chris Patrick announced today. Frank, 27, has recorded one assist in two games with the Capitals this season. In two games with Hershey, Frank has scored two goals.

Late in the middle frame, frustration boiled over, as Lindgren dropped Ridly Greig in front of his crease before getting into it with the Senators behind the net. Linus Ullmark attempted to start a goalie fight and came down the ice, but the referees weren't having it.

Gudbranson will return from injury for Columbus Blue Jackets, who will start Greaves in net looking to upset Washington Capitals.

The Washington Capitals have made a pair of roster moves in advance of their game Saturday night against the Ottawa Senators. The Capitals announced that they have activated center Pierre-Luc Dubois off injured reserve. To make room for him on the roster, the team has returned winger Ethen Frank to AHL Hershey.

Takeaways: Capitals Fall Flat In Disastrous Loss To Senators, Spoiling Ovechkin's Milestone Night The Capitals couldn't get much of anything going in a 7-1 loss to the Senators. The goal stood, and the Senators ended up going up 3-0 on the ensuing power play, and at that point, things derailed quickly in D.C.