Ovechkin moves within 20 goals of breaking Wayne Gretzky’s NHL record, Capitals beat Kraken 3-0
— Alex Ovechkin moved within 20 goals of breaking Wayne Gretzky’s NHL record with an empty-netter, helping the Washington Capitals beat the Seattle...
National Hockey League
FINAL
Washington Capitals
3
Seattle Kraken
0
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WSH | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| SEA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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Match Report
Last five matches
| Date | Opp | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11/3/26 | vs Dallas Stars | L 5-6 | NHL |
| 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 |
| Full Schedule | |||
Play by Play
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Missed 19:15 3-0
Jaden Schwartz Wrist Shot Failed Bank Attempt
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Goal 16:32 3-0
Alex Ovechkin Goal (22) Wrist Shot, assists: Trevor van Riemsdyk (14), Jakob Chychrun (19)
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Missed 16:20 2-0
Alex Ovechkin Backhand Wide Left
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Missed 15:18 2-0
Eeli Tolvanen Slap Shot Short
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Missed 13:59 2-0
Jared McCann Snap Shot Wide Left
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Missed 9:28 2-0
Matt Roy Wrist Shot Wide Right
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Missed 7:39 2-0
Ryker Evans Wrist Shot Wide Right
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Missed 7:05 2-0
Trevor van Riemsdyk Wrist Shot Wide Right
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Missed 6:32 2-0
Tom Wilson Snap Shot Wide Right
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Missed 6:27 2-0
Aliaksei Protas Deflected Wide Left
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Missed 4:20 2-0
Alex Ovechkin Wrist Shot Wide Left
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Missed 2:38 2-0
Rasmus Sandin Tip-In Wide Left
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Missed 2:37 2-0
Rasmus Sandin Tip-In Wide Left
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Missed 1:03 2-0
Nic Dowd Wrist Shot Wide Right
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Goal 18:05 2-0
Ethen Frank Goal (3) Wrist Shot, assists: none
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Missed 17:21 1-0
Rasmus Sandin Wrist Shot Wide Right
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Missed 16:28 1-0
Tom Wilson Slap Shot Wide Right
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Missed 16:06 1-0
Andre Burakovsky Tip-In Wide Right
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Missed 15:15 1-0
Matty Beniers Tip-In High and Wide Right
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Missed 13:50 1-0
Jared McCann Wrist Shot Wide Left
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Missed 13:17 1-0
Vince Dunn Slap Shot Wide Left
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Penalty 13:12 1-0
Taylor Raddysh Tripping against Ryker Evans
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Missed 10:33 1-0
Joshua Mahura Backhand Wide Left
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Missed 10:17 1-0
Aliaksei Protas Wrist Shot High and Wide Right
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Missed 10:00 1-0
Jakob Chychrun Wrist Shot Hit Left Post
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Missed 9:41 1-0
John Carlson Slap Shot Wide Left
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Missed 9:37 1-0
John Carlson Wrist Shot Hit Left Post
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Goal 4:36 1-0
Aliaksei Protas Goal (20) , assists: none
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Missed 3:53 0-0
Brandon Tanev Tip-In Wide Right
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Missed 3:23 0-0
Brandon Tanev Tip-In Wide Left
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Missed 1:30 0-0
Jaden Schwartz Wrist Shot Wide Right
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Missed 18:50 0-0
Tom Wilson Wrist Shot Wide Right
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Missed 17:45 0-0
Andrew Mangiapane Wrist Shot Wide Left
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Missed 12:42 0-0
Kaapo Kakko Wrist Shot Wide Left
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Missed 12:38 0-0
Brandon Montour Wrist Shot Wide Left
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Missed 11:52 0-0
John Hayden Backhand Wide Left
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Missed 5:18 0-0
Aliaksei Protas Wrist Shot Wide Left
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Missed 3:25 0-0
Pierre-Luc Dubois Wrist Shot Above Crossbar
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Missed 0:10 0-0
Aliaksei Protas Wrist Shot Wide Right
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End of Game 20:00 3-0
Game End
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Period End 20:00 3-0
End of 3rd Period
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Blocked 19:18 3-0
Brandon Montour shot blocked by Alex Ovechkin
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Missed 19:15 3-0
Jaden Schwartz Wrist Shot Failed Bank Attempt
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Shot 18:54 3-0
Jaden Schwartz Snap Shot saved by Charlie Lindgren
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Shot 18:47 3-0
Brandon Montour Slap Shot saved by Charlie Lindgren
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Takeaway 17:57 3-0
Takeaway by Jamie Oleksiak
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Face Off 16:59 3-0
Matty Beniers faceoff won against Pierre-Luc Dubois
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Stoppage 16:59 3-0
Puck in Benches
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Giveaway 16:50 3-0
Giveaway by Shane Wright
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Face Off 16:32 3-0
Lars Eller faceoff won against Shane Wright
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Goal 16:32 3-0
Alex Ovechkin Goal (22) Wrist Shot, assists: Trevor van Riemsdyk (14), Jakob Chychrun (19)
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Face Off 16:23 2-0
Dylan Strome faceoff won against Jared McCann
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Stoppage 16:23 2-0
Icing
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Missed 16:20 2-0
Alex Ovechkin Backhand Wide Left
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Blocked 16:16 2-0
Matty Beniers shot blocked by Trevor van Riemsdyk
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Face Off 15:57 2-0
Dylan Strome faceoff won against Matty Beniers
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Stoppage 15:57 2-0
Icing
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Missed 15:18 2-0
Eeli Tolvanen Slap Shot Short
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Face Off 14:47 2-0
Shane Wright faceoff won against Nic Dowd
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Stoppage 14:47 2-0
Goalie Stopped
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Shot 14:45 2-0
Vince Dunn Tip-In saved by Charlie Lindgren
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Giveaway 14:44 2-0
Giveaway by John Carlson
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Blocked 14:23 2-0
Brandon Montour shot blocked by Martin Fehervary
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Hit 14:19 2-0
Andre Burakovsky hit Matt Roy
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Hit 14:03 2-0
Alex Ovechkin hit Brandon Montour
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Missed 13:59 2-0
Jared McCann Snap Shot Wide Left
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Giveaway 13:19 2-0
Giveaway by Matt Roy
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Giveaway 12:33 2-0
Giveaway by Tom Wilson
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Face Off 12:25 2-0
Pierre-Luc Dubois faceoff won against Matty Beniers
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Stoppage 12:25 2-0
Icing
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Takeaway 12:05 2-0
Takeaway by Andre Burakovsky
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Giveaway 11:40 2-0
Giveaway by Brandon Duhaime
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Face Off 11:30 2-0
Nic Dowd faceoff won against Andre Burakovsky
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Stoppage 11:30 2-0
Goalie Stopped
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Shot 11:28 2-0
Brandon Tanev Wrist Shot saved by Charlie Lindgren
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Shot 10:48 2-0
Brandon Montour Snap Shot saved by Charlie Lindgren
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Shot 10:19 2-0
Lars Eller Wrist Shot saved by Joey Daccord
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Giveaway 10:13 2-0
Giveaway by Jamie Oleksiak
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Shot 9:54 2-0
Shane Wright Deflected saved by Charlie Lindgren
Showing the last 40 of 307 events.
Team Stats
WSH
SEA
22
Blocked Shots
8
8
Hits
16
7
Takeaways
7
32
Shots
22
0
Power Play Goals
0
0
Power Play Opportunities
1
0.0
Power Play Percentage
0.0
0
Short Handed Goals
0
0
Shootout Goals
0
32
Faceoffs Won
20
61.5
Faceoff Win Percent
38.5
21
Giveaways
21
1
Total Penalties
0
2
Penalty Minutes
0
Head to Head
WSH leads series 1-0
Injuries
Seattle Kraken
- Curtis Douglas Day-To-Day
- Jared McCann Injured Reserve
- Jacob Melanson Injured Reserve
- Ryan Lindgren Injured Reserve
- Jake O'Brien Injured Reserve
Washington Capitals
- Vincent Desharnais Injured Reserve
- Rasmus Sandin Injured Reserve
- Patrick Thomas Injured Reserve
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