Sourdif's ornery first period started when he received a cross-check to the head from Senators forward Drake Batherson right before Tom Wilson put the Capitals up 1-0 in the contest. Sourdif had just put a rebound attempt off of goaltender Leevi Merilainen's pads when Batherson ran him over. The 23-year-old centerman earned his seventh assist of the season on Wilson's marker.