CSN Washington dot com. -- earn their first win of the season by out working and how playing the Sabres special teams finally came through as they were perfect on the penalty kill. And Alex Ovechkin scored his first goal of the season. On the power play -- it's is gonna come sooner or later so. He had I think today were clearly we will -- -- it's -- -- responsible and defensively and I think it's conditions stuff. Get in shape and I -- how we move we -- -- -- make -- circles. Joel Ward got things started tying the game up at one apiece in the first period. His line with Jason Tamara and Mike Ribeiro was clicking on every shift. I can't get past -- toward nobody and I I wouldn't say I look forward to it just sounds better -- definitely kiss those probably could pass some excellent you know it's. Playing it just got to get pucks and I think can you get pucks in a good things happen. If you look at what the district court she threw to them they found a way to get and so. You know I got to do it's you have to start working hard -- simple answer that's happened. You feel heading into today having done what he. Yeah I think so under the senators thought you know the conference was there is it to the mood is upbeat even though we lost -- penalty ever and so we. We kind of brought them -- and again today either practice I think on salary had a really good practice guys are jumping and you know I think like -- have won when he always leading us like that it's tough to tough not to follow I think when. When he when he needs to turn has really gotten you minnesotans -- and her team can help follow us I think that's when he plays they got guys hit it just goes right to teams. Not the way we we play we played Smart which applies we've played too much in our zone. And we just played Smart hockey today and you know I've made evidence. Next the caps had north of the border for two games against Ottawa and Toronto Tuesday and Thursday with the capitals Jill Sorenson CSN Washington. CSN Washington dot com.