Mike Fisher’s overtime goal gives Senators 4-3 win over Capitals

Fisher gives Senators 4-3 overtime win vs. Caps

OTTAWA — Mike Fisher scored 1:14 into overtime, giving the Ottawa Senators a 4-3 comeback victory over the Washington Capitals on Monday night.

Fisher, selected the NHL’s third star of the week earlier in the day, batted Chris Phillips’ centering pass out of the air and past Semyon Varlamov for his 10th goal of the season.

Brian Elliott made 25 saves in his fifth start for the Senators, who rallied from a 3-1 deficit in the third period to win their fourth in a row and wrap up a 4-0-1 homestand.

Alexandre Picard scored Ottawa’s second goal in a span of 4:20 on a power play 7:40 into the third to tie it at 3.

Peter Regin gave the Senators a 1-0 lead 7:27 in before Ottawa allowed three straight goals.

Chris Neil got his fourth goal 3:18 into the third to draw the Senators to 3-2 before Picard beat Varlamov with a slap shot from the point to tie it after Alex Ovechkin was called for roughing at 6:43.

Rookie Jay Beagle got his first NHL goal to put Washington up 3-1 in the second after Chris Clark and Brendan Morrison scored in the first.

Varlamov stopped 33 shots for the injury-ravaged Capitals, who have dropped four of five (1-2-2), including a 2-1 shootout loss Saturday in Toronto.

Capitals right wing Alexander Semin missed his fourth straight game because of a wrist injury. Milan Jurcina, Boyd Gordon, Shaone Morrisonn and Tom Poti all remain day-to-day with a variety of injuries and were also out of the lineup once again for Washington, which has also lost Mike Knuble to a broken finger and Quintin Lang to a broken jaw.

Regin opened the scoring off a deflection. He tipped Jesse Winchester’s shot past Varlamov from the edge of the crease for his third goal.

Clark drew Washington even at 11:19 when Brian Pothier’s slap pass went in off the Washington captain’s left skate. Ovechkin drew an assist for his pass to Pothier to begin the play — and the goal was upheld by a video review.

Morrison gave Washington the lead with 29.3 seconds left in the first when he skated past the crease to redirect Mike Green’s pass for his eighth goal.

Beagle made it a 3-1 advantage with an unassisted effort 11:44 into the second. The 24-year-old rookie beat Elliott with a snap shot from the slot after the puck landed at his feet when Senators forward Jonathan Cheechoo’s backhand clearing attempt struck him on the skate.

NOTES: Elliott stopped 14 shots in the third period of Saturday’s 5-3 win over Buffalo after taking over for Pascal Leclaire, who left after the second with a lower-body injury. … Capitals C David Steckel scooped up the puck from Beagle’s goal and flipped it to the Capitals’ bench. Ovechkin congratulated Beagle moments later, skating up to the boards to knock helmets with him as he sat on the bench. … Beagle recorded his first career point with an assist in his season debut, a 4-2 road win over the New York Rangers on Tuesday. He had no points in three games with Washington last season. … Leclaire was in uniform as Elliott’s backup. … Fisher had two goals and four assists in three games last week.