Connor McMichael scores twice in the Capitals' 5-2 victory over the Avalanche
— Connor McMichael had two goals and the Washington Capitals scored four times on their first 10 shots in a 5-2 victory over the Colorado Avalanche on Friday night.
National Hockey League
FINAL
Washington Capitals
5
Colorado Avalanche
2
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WSH | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| COL | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
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Match Report
Last five matches
| Date | Opp | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11/1/26 | vs Minnesota Wild | L 1-5 | NHL |
| 10/29/26 | @ Nashville Predators | W 4-3 | NHL |
| 10/28/26 | vs Philadelphia Flyers | W 5-2 | NHL |
| 10/24/26 | vs Buffalo Sabres | W 4-3 | NHL |
| 10/20/26 | vs Los Angeles Kings | L 2-5 | NHL |
| Full Schedule | |||
Play by Play
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Goal 19:57 5-2
Rasmus Sandin Goal (3) Wrist Shot, assists: Dylan Strome (19), John Carlson (10)
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Missed 19:09 4-2
Cale Makar Wrist Shot High and Wide Right
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Missed 18:58 4-2
Mikko Rantanen Snap Shot Wide Right
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Missed 18:39 4-2
Cale Makar Wrist Shot Above Crossbar
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Missed 17:45 4-2
Connor McMichael Wrist Shot Wide Right
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Missed 12:18 4-2
Trevor van Riemsdyk Wrist Shot Wide Left
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Missed 10:50 4-2
Valeri Nichushkin Backhand Wide Right
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Missed 9:33 4-2
Josh Manson Wrist Shot Wide Left
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Missed 8:21 4-2
Casey Mittelstadt Wrist Shot Short
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Missed 7:19 4-2
Dylan Strome Tip-In Wide Right
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Missed 4:29 4-2
Taylor Raddysh Wrist Shot Wide Left
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Missed 4:16 4-2
Casey Mittelstadt Snap Shot Wide Left
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Missed 3:10 4-2
Tom Wilson Slap Shot Wide Left
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Missed 16:06 4-2
Dylan Strome Tip-In Wide Right
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Missed 11:26 4-2
Jonathan Drouin Snap Shot Above Crossbar
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Goal 9:21 4-2
Jakob Chychrun Goal (4) Wrist Shot, assists: Pierre-Luc Dubois (10)
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Missed 9:10 3-2
Casey Mittelstadt Snap Shot High and Wide Left
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Missed 6:24 3-2
Cale Makar Wrist Shot Wide Left
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Missed 5:51 3-2
Sam Malinski Slap Shot Wide Left
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Goal 4:03 3-2
Nikolai Kovalenko Goal (3) Backhand, assists: Parker Kelly (2), Miles Wood (1)
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Goal 1:53 3-1
Connor McMichael Goal (12) Backhand, assists: none
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Missed 0:27 2-1
Mikko Rantanen Snap Shot Wide Right
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Missed 19:16 2-1
Nathan MacKinnon Slap Shot Wide Left
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Penalty 18:50 2-1
Andrew Mangiapane Hooking against Josh Manson
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Missed 18:41 2-1
Miles Wood Wrist Shot Wide Right
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Missed 18:34 2-1
Matt Roy Wrist Shot Wide Right
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Missed 17:52 2-1
Connor McMichael Wrist Shot Wide Left
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Missed 17:34 2-1
Trevor van Riemsdyk Wrist Shot Wide Right
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Penalty 14:39 2-1
Casey Mittelstadt Tripping against Brandon Duhaime
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Missed 13:07 2-1
Calvin de Haan Snap Shot Wide Left
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Missed 13:04 2-1
Logan O'Connor Snap Shot Wide Right
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Missed 11:04 2-1
Valeri Nichushkin Snap Shot Wide Left
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Missed 10:45 2-1
Samuel Girard Wrist Shot Wide Right
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Missed 10:38 2-1
Ivan Ivan Tip-In Wide Right
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Missed 8:35 2-1
Rasmus Sandin Wrist Shot Hit Left Post
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Goal 7:48 2-1
Connor McMichael Goal (11) Slap Shot, assists: Tom Wilson (7), Trevor van Riemsdyk (8)
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Missed 6:31 1-1
Nathan MacKinnon Wrist Shot High and Wide Left
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Goal 4:25 1-1
Jakub Vrana Goal (3) Slap Shot, assists: Pierre-Luc Dubois (9), Alex Ovechkin (10)
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Missed 3:10 0-1
Connor McMichael Wrist Shot Hit Left Post
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Penalty 2:39 0-1
Calvin de Haan Tripping against Lars Eller
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Goal 2:00 0-1
Parker Kelly Goal (1) Wrist Shot, assists: Samuel Girard (9)
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Missed 1:54 0-0
Samuel Girard Slap Shot Wide Right
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Missed 1:48 0-0
Calvin de Haan Wrist Shot Wide Left
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End of Game 20:00 5-2
Game End
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Period End 20:00 5-2
End of 3rd Period
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Face Off 19:57 5-2
Nic Dowd faceoff won against Parker Kelly
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Goal 19:57 5-2
Rasmus Sandin Goal (3) Wrist Shot, assists: Dylan Strome (19), John Carlson (10)
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Blocked 19:50 4-2
Andrew Mangiapane shot blocked by Valeri Nichushkin
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Missed 19:09 4-2
Cale Makar Wrist Shot High and Wide Right
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Missed 18:58 4-2
Mikko Rantanen Snap Shot Wide Right
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Takeaway 18:52 4-2
Takeaway by Cale Makar
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Blocked 18:49 4-2
Cale Makar shot blocked by Nic Dowd
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Face Off 18:48 4-2
Nic Dowd faceoff won against Nathan MacKinnon
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Stoppage 18:48 4-2
Goalie Stopped
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Shot 18:46 4-2
Artturi Lehkonen Wrist Shot saved by Charlie Lindgren
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Missed 18:39 4-2
Cale Makar Wrist Shot Above Crossbar
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Blocked 18:23 4-2
Cale Makar shot blocked by Dylan Strome
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Face Off 18:02 4-2
Pierre-Luc Dubois faceoff won against Nathan MacKinnon
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Stoppage 18:02 4-2
Timeout - Home
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Stoppage 18:02 4-2
Icing
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Face Off 17:49 4-2
Pierre-Luc Dubois faceoff won against Nathan MacKinnon
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Stoppage 17:49 4-2
Icing
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Missed 17:45 4-2
Connor McMichael Wrist Shot Wide Right
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Giveaway 17:37 4-2
Giveaway by Cale Makar
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Giveaway 16:52 4-2
Giveaway by Matt Roy
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Face Off 16:48 4-2
Pierre-Luc Dubois faceoff won against Mikko Rantanen
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Stoppage 16:48 4-2
Icing
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Blocked 16:39 4-2
Blocked Shot
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Blocked 15:51 4-2
Valeri Nichushkin shot blocked by John Carlson
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Face Off 14:44 4-2
Nathan MacKinnon faceoff won against Pierre-Luc Dubois
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Stoppage 14:44 4-2
Off-side
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Hit 14:18 4-2
Joel Kiviranta hit Taylor Raddysh
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Blocked 14:01 4-2
Martin Fehervary shot blocked by Joel Kiviranta
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Takeaway 13:47 4-2
Takeaway by Nic Dowd
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Blocked 12:57 4-2
Josh Manson shot blocked by Aliaksei Protas
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Giveaway 12:34 4-2
Giveaway by John Carlson
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Face Off 12:30 4-2
Dylan Strome faceoff won against Casey Mittelstadt
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Stoppage 12:30 4-2
Goalie Stopped
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Shot 12:29 4-2
Andrew Mangiapane Snap Shot saved by Trent Miner
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Missed 12:18 4-2
Trevor van Riemsdyk Wrist Shot Wide Left
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Blocked 12:14 4-2
Pierre-Luc Dubois shot blocked by Samuel Girard
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Blocked 11:39 4-2
Cale Makar shot blocked by Mikko Rantanen
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Face Off 11:34 4-2
Pierre-Luc Dubois faceoff won against Nathan MacKinnon
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Team Stats
WSH
COL
18
Blocked Shots
14
18
Hits
15
3
Takeaways
2
20
Shots
19
1
Power Play Goals
0
2
Power Play Opportunities
1
50.0
Power Play Percentage
0.0
0
Short Handed Goals
0
0
Shootout Goals
0
33
Faceoffs Won
32
50.8
Faceoff Win Percent
49.2
16
Giveaways
14
1
Total Penalties
2
2
Penalty Minutes
4
Head to Head
WSH leads series 1-0
Injuries
Colorado Avalanche
- Josh Manson Out
- Zachary L'Heureux Injured Reserve
Washington Capitals
- Vincent Desharnais Injured Reserve
- Rasmus Sandin Injured Reserve
- Patrick Thomas Injured Reserve
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