Ovechkin scores twice before leaving with apparent injury, leads Capitals past Utah 6-2
— Alex Ovechkin scored twice, tying an NHL record, before leaving with an apparent leg injury to propel the Washington Capitals to a 6-2 victory...
National Hockey League
FINAL
Washington Capitals
6
Utah Hockey Club
2
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WSH | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| UTAH | 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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Missed 18:12 6-2
Matt Roy Snap Shot Hit Right Post
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Penalty 16:51 6-2
Tom Wilson Fighting against Jack McBain
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Penalty 16:51 6-2
Jack McBain Fighting against Tom Wilson
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Missed 15:23 6-2
Barrett Hayton Wrist Shot Wide Right
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Missed 14:19 6-2
Michael Kesselring Wrist Shot Wide Right
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Missed 11:57 6-2
Barrett Hayton Slap Shot Above Crossbar
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Goal 9:56 6-2
Aliaksei Protas Goal (7) Snap Shot, assists: Andrew Mangiapane (4)
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Missed 8:06 5-2
Dylan Guenther Snap Shot Wide Right
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Goal 7:30 5-2
Brandon Duhaime Goal (4) Wrist Shot, assists: Trevor van Riemsdyk (9), Lars Eller (4)
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Missed 3:41 4-2
Logan Cooley Tip-In Wide Right
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Penalty 2:39 4-2
Jakub Vrana Delaying Game - Puck over glass
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Missed 19:51 4-2
Alex Ovechkin Snap Shot Wide Right
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Missed 19:47 4-2
John Carlson Snap Shot Wide Right
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Missed 17:45 4-2
Nick Schmaltz Slap Shot Above Crossbar
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Penalty 14:11 4-2
Lawson Crouse Roughing against Tom Wilson
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Penalty 14:11 4-2
Tom Wilson Roughing against Lawson Crouse
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Penalty 14:11 4-2
Tom Wilson Roughing against Lawson Crouse served by Alex Ovechkin
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Missed 13:52 4-2
Barrett Hayton Snap Shot Wide Right
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Goal 11:44 4-2
Nick Bjugstad Goal (3) Snap Shot, assists: Nick Schmaltz (13), Clayton Keller (10)
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Missed 8:19 4-1
Clayton Keller Slap Shot Above Crossbar
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Missed 7:51 4-1
Dylan Guenther Slap Shot Wide Right
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Missed 6:35 4-1
Aliaksei Protas Snap Shot Hit Right Post
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Penalty 6:15 4-1
John Carlson Interference against Alexander Kerfoot
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Goal 5:38 4-1
Alex Ovechkin Goal (15) Slap Shot, assists: John Carlson (12), Dylan Strome (22)
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Penalty 5:34 3-1
Jack McBain Tripping against Andrew Mangiapane
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Penalty 3:51 3-1
Maveric Lamoureux Holding against Tom Wilson
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Missed 1:05 3-1
Clayton Keller Slap Shot Off Crossbar
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Missed 0:54 3-1
Nick Schmaltz Slap Shot Wide Right
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Missed 0:42 3-1
Dylan Guenther Snap Shot Wide Left
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Missed 19:55 3-1
Mikhail Sergachev Snap Shot Wide Right
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Penalty 19:32 3-1
Delaying Game - Unsucc. chlg served by Alex Ovechkin
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Missed 17:17 3-1
Mikhail Sergachev Snap Shot Wide Right
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Missed 16:34 3-1
Dylan Guenther Snap Shot Wide Left
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Penalty 16:21 3-1
Too many men/ice served by Dylan Strome
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Penalty 14:46 3-1
Too many men/ice served by Alex Ovechkin
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Goal 11:05 3-1
Alex Ovechkin Goal (14) Snap Shot, assists: Pierre-Luc Dubois (11)
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Missed 9:20 2-1
Tom Wilson Deflected Wide Right
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Penalty 9:02 2-1
Juuso Valimaki Interference against Lars Eller
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Goal 7:56 2-1
Nic Dowd Goal (5) Snap Shot, assists: Brandon Duhaime (3), Taylor Raddysh (5)
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Goal 7:46 1-1
Dylan Strome Goal (6) Wrap-around, assists: none
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Missed 7:03 0-1
Michael Kesselring Snap Shot Hit Left Post
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Missed 6:46 0-1
Matias Maccelli Snap Shot Wide Left
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Missed 5:29 0-1
Dylan Guenther Slap Shot Off Crossbar
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Penalty 5:05 0-1
Alex Ovechkin Hooking against Matias Maccelli
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Missed 4:02 0-1
Lawson Crouse Snap Shot Hit Right Post
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Goal 3:05 0-1
Jack McBain Goal (5) Snap Shot, assists: Kevin Stenlund (2), Ian Cole (6)
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Missed 2:02 0-0
Matias Maccelli Snap Shot Wide Right
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Missed 1:58 0-0
Matias Maccelli Snap Shot Wide Right
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End of Game 20:00 6-2
Game End
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Period End 20:00 6-2
End of 3rd Period
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Giveaway 19:57 6-2
Giveaway by Kevin Stenlund
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Face Off 19:34 6-2
Pierre-Luc Dubois faceoff won against Kevin Stenlund
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Stoppage 19:34 6-2
Puck in Netting
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Shot 19:31 6-2
Michael Kesselring Snap Shot saved by Charlie Lindgren
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Face Off 19:28 6-2
Kevin Stenlund faceoff won against Pierre-Luc Dubois
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Stoppage 19:28 6-2
Goalie Stopped
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Shot 19:27 6-2
Michael Kesselring Snap Shot saved by Charlie Lindgren
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Giveaway 19:26 6-2
Giveaway by Martin Fehervary
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Face Off 19:17 6-2
Kevin Stenlund faceoff won against Pierre-Luc Dubois
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Stoppage 19:17 6-2
Off-side
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Face Off 19:04 6-2
Pierre-Luc Dubois faceoff won against Kevin Stenlund
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Stoppage 19:04 6-2
Goalie Stopped
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Shot 19:02 6-2
Logan Cooley Snap Shot saved by Charlie Lindgren
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Giveaway 18:39 6-2
Giveaway by Logan Cooley
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Missed 18:12 6-2
Matt Roy Snap Shot Hit Right Post
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Face Off 16:59 6-2
Nick Bjugstad faceoff won against Lars Eller
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Stoppage 16:59 6-2
Puck in Benches
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Face Off 16:51 6-2
Lars Eller faceoff won against Nick Bjugstad
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Stoppage 16:51 6-2
TV Timeout
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Penalty 16:51 6-2
Tom Wilson Fighting against Jack McBain
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Penalty 16:51 6-2
Jack McBain Fighting against Tom Wilson
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Hit 16:28 6-2
Michael Kesselring hit Rasmus Sandin
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Shot 16:15 6-2
Pierre-Luc Dubois Snap Shot saved by Karel Vejmelka
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Missed 15:23 6-2
Barrett Hayton Wrist Shot Wide Right
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Giveaway 14:57 6-2
Giveaway by Aliaksei Protas
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Shot 14:37 6-2
Lars Eller Snap Shot saved by Karel Vejmelka
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Missed 14:19 6-2
Michael Kesselring Wrist Shot Wide Right
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Giveaway 14:04 6-2
Giveaway by Lars Eller
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Shot 13:56 6-2
Dylan Guenther Snap Shot saved by Charlie Lindgren
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Giveaway 13:47 6-2
Giveaway by Logan Cooley
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Giveaway 13:40 6-2
Giveaway by Jakub Vrana
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Face Off 13:35 6-2
Dylan Guenther faceoff won against Lars Eller
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Stoppage 13:35 6-2
Goalie Stopped
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Shot 13:33 6-2
Matias Maccelli Snap Shot saved by Charlie Lindgren
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Giveaway 13:14 6-2
Giveaway by Ian Cole
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Hit 13:13 6-2
Taylor Raddysh hit Ian Cole
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Face Off 12:37 6-2
Jack McBain faceoff won against Nic Dowd
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Stoppage 12:37 6-2
Goalie Stopped
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Team Stats
WSH
UTAH
20
Blocked Shots
6
14
Hits
10
6
Takeaways
9
24
Shots
26
1
Power Play Goals
0
3
Power Play Opportunities
7
33.3
Power Play Percentage
0.0
0
Short Handed Goals
0
0
Shootout Goals
0
27
Faceoffs Won
30
47.4
Faceoff Win Percent
52.6
14
Giveaways
19
9
Total Penalties
5
21
Penalty Minutes
13
Head to Head
WSH leads series 1-0
Injuries
Utah Hockey Club
- Kailer Yamamoto Day-To-Day
- John Marino Injured Reserve
- Maveric Lamoureux Injured Reserve
Washington Capitals
- Vincent Desharnais Injured Reserve
- Rasmus Sandin Injured Reserve
- Patrick Thomas Injured Reserve
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