Ovechkin scores his 879th to move closer to Gretzky's record, as Capitals beat Flyers 4-3
— Alex Ovechkin scored his 879th career goal to move within 16 of breaking Wayne Gretzky’s NHL goals record and the Washington Capitals beat the...
National Hockey League
FINAL
Washington Capitals
4
Philadelphia Flyers
3
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WSH | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| PHI | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
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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 15:32 4-3
Brandon Duhaime Tip-In Wide Right
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Missed 13:26 4-3
Bobby Brink Wrist Shot Wide Left
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Goal 12:05 4-3
Jakob Chychrun Goal (14) Snap Shot, assists: John Carlson (30), Taylor Raddysh (16)
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Missed 9:50 3-3
Nicolas Deslauriers Wrist Shot Above Crossbar
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Missed 6:55 3-3
Alex Ovechkin Snap Shot Wide Right
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Goal 6:23 3-3
Lars Eller Goal (10) Snap Shot, assists: Taylor Raddysh (15)
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Missed 4:22 2-3
Sean Couturier Wrap-around Wide Left
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Missed 2:10 2-3
Cam York Wrist Shot Wide Left
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Missed 1:43 2-3
Sean Couturier Backhand Wide Right
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Missed 18:35 2-3
Scott Laughton Wrist Shot Failed Bank Attempt
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Missed 17:35 2-3
Nicolas Deslauriers Wrist Shot Wide Right
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Missed 17:00 2-3
Nick Seeler Wrist Shot High and Wide Right
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Missed 14:18 2-3
Tyson Foerster Wrist Shot Hit Right Post
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Missed 13:03 2-3
Lars Eller Backhand Wide Left
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Missed 12:13 2-3
Alex Ovechkin Wrist Shot High and Wide Left
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Goal 11:19 2-3
Matvei Michkov Goal (16) Tip-In, assists: Rodrigo Abols (1), Jamie Drysdale (10)
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Missed 8:14 2-2
Pierre-Luc Dubois Wrist Shot Wide Left
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Missed 7:50 2-2
Cam York Wrist Shot Wide Left
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Goal 7:23 2-2
Tyson Foerster Goal (15) Tip-In, assists: Emil Andrae (5), Travis Konecny (38)
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Missed 5:52 2-1
Jamie Drysdale Wrist Shot Wide Left
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Penalty 5:47 2-1
Trevor van Riemsdyk Tripping against Anthony Richard
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Goal 4:17 2-1
Connor McMichael Goal (19) Tip-In, assists: Aliaksei Protas (24), Jakob Chychrun (21)
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Penalty 2:11 1-1
Erik Johnson Delaying Game - Puck over glass
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Goal 19:07 1-1
Alex Ovechkin Goal (26) Snap Shot, assists: Martin Fehervary (12), Dylan Strome (37)
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Missed 17:54 0-1
Emil Andrae Wrist Shot Wide Right
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Goal 17:31 0-1
Matvei Michkov Goal (15) Wrist Shot, assists: Travis Sanheim (20)
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Missed 13:12 0-0
Alex Ovechkin Wrist Shot Above Crossbar
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Penalty 12:41 0-0
Emil Andrae Tripping against Taylor Raddysh
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Missed 10:57 0-0
Nick Seeler Wrist Shot Wide Left
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Missed 4:32 0-0
Travis Konecny Wrist Shot Wide Left
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Penalty 4:03 0-0
Rasmus Sandin Hooking against Matvei Michkov
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Missed 3:33 0-0
Travis Sanheim Slap Shot Wide Left
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Missed 3:30 0-0
Nicolas Deslauriers Wrist Shot Wide Left
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Missed 1:43 0-0
Alex Ovechkin Wrist Shot Wide Right
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Missed 1:09 0-0
Rasmus Sandin Wrist Shot Wide Right
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End of Game 20:00 4-3
Game End
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Period End 20:00 4-3
End of 3rd Period
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Blocked 19:59 4-3
Tyson Foerster shot blocked by Jakob Chychrun
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Shot 19:58 4-3
Tyson Foerster Wrist Shot saved by Charlie Lindgren
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Shot 19:55 4-3
Matvei Michkov Wrist Shot saved by Charlie Lindgren
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Hit 19:52 4-3
Alex Ovechkin hit Jamie Drysdale
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Face Off 18:53 4-3
Sean Couturier faceoff won against Nic Dowd
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Stoppage 18:53 4-3
Puck in Netting
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Blocked 18:47 4-3
Travis Konecny shot blocked by Noah Cates
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Face Off 18:29 4-3
Sean Couturier faceoff won against Pierre-Luc Dubois
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Stoppage 18:29 4-3
Puck in Benches
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Blocked 18:12 4-3
Jamie Drysdale shot blocked by Martin Fehervary
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Hit 17:20 4-3
Rodrigo Abols hit Alex Ovechkin
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Shot 16:39 4-3
Aliaksei Protas Wrist Shot saved by Ivan Fedotov
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Giveaway 16:30 4-3
Giveaway by Connor McMichael
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Blocked 16:04 4-3
Anthony Richard shot blocked by Matt Roy
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Hit 15:54 4-3
Emil Andrae hit Brandon Duhaime
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Missed 15:32 4-3
Brandon Duhaime Tip-In Wide Right
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Hit 15:04 4-3
Scott Laughton hit Matt Roy
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Shot 14:59 4-3
Jamie Drysdale Wrist Shot saved by Charlie Lindgren
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Face Off 14:28 4-3
Sean Couturier faceoff won against Lars Eller
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Stoppage 14:28 4-3
Icing
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Shot 13:44 4-3
Rodrigo Abols Wrist Shot saved by Charlie Lindgren
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Face Off 13:32 4-3
Sean Couturier faceoff won against Dylan Strome
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Stoppage 13:32 4-3
Icing
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Missed 13:26 4-3
Bobby Brink Wrist Shot Wide Left
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Face Off 13:16 4-3
Dylan Strome faceoff won against Noah Cates
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Stoppage 13:16 4-3
Icing
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Face Off 12:05 4-3
Pierre-Luc Dubois faceoff won against Scott Laughton
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Goal 12:05 4-3
Jakob Chychrun Goal (14) Snap Shot, assists: John Carlson (30), Taylor Raddysh (16)
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Blocked 11:50 3-3
John Carlson shot blocked by Nick Seeler
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Giveaway 11:38 3-3
Giveaway by Nick Seeler
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Face Off 11:31 3-3
Sean Couturier faceoff won against Lars Eller
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Stoppage 11:31 3-3
Goalie Stopped
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Shot 11:30 3-3
Ethen Frank Snap Shot saved by Ivan Fedotov
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Giveaway 11:02 3-3
Giveaway by Dylan Strome
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Giveaway 10:59 3-3
Giveaway by Emil Andrae
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Giveaway 10:31 3-3
Giveaway by Jamie Drysdale
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Takeaway 10:20 3-3
Takeaway by Bobby Brink
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Shot 10:15 3-3
Nicolas Deslauriers Wrist Shot saved by Charlie Lindgren
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Team Stats
WSH
PHI
13
Blocked Shots
10
9
Hits
25
2
Takeaways
4
18
Shots
22
0
Power Play Goals
1
2
Power Play Opportunities
2
0.0
Power Play Percentage
50.0
0
Short Handed Goals
0
0
Shootout Goals
0
20
Faceoffs Won
27
42.6
Faceoff Win Percent
57.4
14
Giveaways
17
2
Total Penalties
2
4
Penalty Minutes
4
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Philadelphia Flyers
- Rasmus Ristolainen Injured Reserve
- Nikita Grebenkin Injured Reserve
Washington Capitals
- Vincent Desharnais Injured Reserve
- Rasmus Sandin Injured Reserve
- Patrick Thomas Injured Reserve
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