Ottawa Senators defenseman Tyler Kleven defends his position against Montreal Canadiens right wing Cole Caufield (David Kirouac-Imagn Images)

NHL Morning Recap – March 12, 2026

Originally posted on The Hockey Writers
By Spencer Lazary | Last updated Mar 12, 2026 5:30 AM ET

Welcome to another edition of the NHL Morning Recap.

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Today, we will be looking at the scores of the two NHL games that were played on March 11, 2026. Which saw the Ottawa Senators host the Montreal Canadiens. As well as the Washington Capitals and Philadelphia Flyers battle it out in the only other game of the night.

All that and more, in the Morning Recap.

CANADIENS 3 at SENATORS 2

Montreal Canadiens Scoring Summary:

P1 1:16 – Juraj Slafkovsky (24) from Ivan Demidov (37), Nick Suzuki (54)
P2 17:29 – Alexandre Texier (8) from Lane Hutson (55), Jake Evans (10)
P3 12:40 – Demidov (14) from Alex Newhook (10), Kaiden Guhle (6)

Ottawa Senators Scoring Summary:

P1 16:42 – Drake Batherson (24) from Brady Tkachuk (27), Tim Stutzle (39)
P1 18:41 – Batherson (25) from Stutzle (40), Claude Giroux (29)

CAPITALS 1 at FLYERS 4

Washington Capitals Scoring Summary:

P1 9:51 – Ryan Leonard (13) from Alex Ovechkin (27), Pierre-Luc Dubois (3)

Philadelphia Flyers Scoring Summary:

P2 4:23 – Travis Konecny (24) from Travis Sanheim (21), Alex Bump (1)
P2 12:13 – Trevor Zegras (22) from Owen Tippett (18), Carl Grundstrom (3)
P3 7:17 – Jamie Drysdale (7) from Noah Cates (21), Cam York (20)
P3 18:57 – Tippett (21) from Christian Dvorak (25), Cates (22) – Empty Net