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Braden Holtby shuts out Senators, Capitals win 5th consecutive

OTTWAWA, Ontario (AP) - Braden Holtby and T.J. Oshie pushed the Washington Capitals‘ winning to streak to five.

Holtby made 30 saves for his second straight shutout and fifth of the season and the Capitals beat the Ottawa Senators 1-0 on Saturday night.

Oshie scored 1:38 into the game to help the Capitals improve to 25-9-5.

Mike Condon made 19 saves for Ottawa.

“One mental lapse on the goal and a team like that is going to capitalize, but I thought we played pretty good for the most part with lots of shots and lots of chances,” Condon said.