Nick Schmaltz scores the shootout winner to send Utah to a 5-4 victory over the Capitals
— Nick Schmaltz scored the shootout winner, leading the Utah Hockey Club to a 5-4 win over the Washington Capitals on Sunday.
National Hockey League
FINAL
Utah Hockey Club
5
Washington Capitals
4
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UTAH | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| WSH | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
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Match Report
Last five matches
| Date | Opp | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11/1/26 | @ Philadelphia Flyers | L 3-6 | NHL |
| 10/29/26 | @ Pittsburgh Penguins | W 4-3 | NHL |
| 10/27/26 | vs Minnesota Wild | L 1-3 | NHL |
| 10/24/26 | vs Tampa Bay Lightning | W 5-4 | NHL |
| 10/22/26 | @ Seattle Kraken | L 3-5 | NHL |
| Full Schedule | |||
Play by Play
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Shootout End 0:00 1-0
End of Shootout
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Missed 0:00 1-0
Clayton Keller Snap Shot Wide Left
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Goal 0:00 1-0
Nick Schmaltz Goal Wrist Shot
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Missed 4:28 4-4
Clayton Keller Tip-In Wide Right
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Missed 2:22 4-4
Dylan Guenther Snap Shot Wide Left
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Goal 18:29 4-4
Tom Wilson Goal (24) Deflected, assists: Alex Ovechkin (17), John Carlson (31)
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Missed 11:06 4-3
Liam O'Brien Snap Shot Hit Left Post
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Missed 9:49 4-3
Josh Doan Snap Shot Wide Left
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Missed 7:45 4-3
Liam O'Brien Backhand Wide Right
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Missed 6:04 4-3
Rasmus Sandin Slap Shot Wide Right
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Missed 5:29 4-3
Michael Kesselring Wrist Shot Hit Left Post
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Goal 4:49 4-3
Dylan Strome Goal (16) Wrist Shot, assists: Alex Ovechkin (16), Connor McMichael (22)
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Missed 1:55 4-2
Liam O'Brien Snap Shot Above Crossbar
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Missed 0:29 4-2
Aliaksei Protas Backhand Failed Bank Attempt
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Missed 17:58 4-2
Liam O'Brien Poke Wide Right
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Missed 17:29 4-2
Josh Doan Tip-In Wide Right
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Missed 16:25 4-2
Dylan Guenther Wrist Shot Wide Left
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Missed 14:19 4-2
Mikhail Sergachev Slap Shot Wide Left
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Missed 8:04 4-2
Nick Bjugstad Tip-In High and Wide Right
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Missed 4:03 4-2
Kevin Stenlund Snap Shot Wide Left
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Missed 3:52 4-2
Aliaksei Protas Snap Shot Above Crossbar
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Missed 3:08 4-2
Tom Wilson Tip-In Short
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Goal 2:47 4-2
Dylan Guenther Goal (20) Slap Shot, assists: Clayton Keller (40), Mikhail Sergachev (26)
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Missed 1:56 3-2
Nick Schmaltz Wrist Shot Hit Left Post
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Penalty 1:29 3-2
Brandon Duhaime Holding against Olli Määttä
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Missed 0:21 3-2
Connor McMichael Tip-In Wide Right
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Missed 0:19 3-2
Connor McMichael Slap Shot Wide Right
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Missed 17:21 3-2
Aliaksei Protas Slap Shot Hit Left Post
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Missed 13:40 3-2
Clayton Keller Slap Shot Wide Left
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Goal 12:38 3-2
Pierre-Luc Dubois Goal (13) Wrist Shot, assists: Tom Wilson (18), Alex Ovechkin (15)
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Missed 12:36 3-1
Tom Wilson Wrist Shot Short
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Missed 12:31 3-1
Tom Wilson Backhand Wide Left
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Penalty 11:39 3-1
Kevin Stenlund Tripping against Aliaksei Protas
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Missed 10:36 3-1
Josh Doan Snap Shot Wide Right
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Missed 8:26 3-1
Nick Bjugstad Wrist Shot Wide Left
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Goal 7:07 3-1
Jack McBain Goal (11) Wrist Shot, assists: Michael Kesselring (16), Josh Doan (5)
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Missed 5:59 2-1
John Carlson Snap Shot High and Wide Left
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Missed 5:04 2-1
Kevin Stenlund Wrist Shot Wide Right
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Goal 3:47 2-1
Tom Wilson Goal (23) Slap Shot, assists: Pierre-Luc Dubois (31), Dylan Strome (38)
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Penalty 3:15 2-0
Olli Määttä Tripping against Ethen Frank
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Missed 3:06 2-0
Clayton Keller Slap Shot High and Wide Right
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Goal 1:42 2-0
Michael Carcone Goal (5) Tip-In, assists: Dylan Guenther (21), Nick DeSimone (4)
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Goal 1:10 1-0
Josh Doan Goal (4) Wrist Shot, assists: Jack McBain (6), Connor Ingram (2)
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End of Game 0:00 1-0
Game End
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Period End 0:00 1-0
End of OT
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Shootout End 0:00 1-0
End of Shootout
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Shot 0:00 1-0
Dylan Strome Snap Shot saved by Karel Vejmelka
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Missed 0:00 1-0
Clayton Keller Snap Shot Wide Left
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Shot 0:00 1-0
Aliaksei Protas Snap Shot saved by Karel Vejmelka
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Goal 0:00 1-0
Nick Schmaltz Goal Wrist Shot
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Shot 0:00 1-0
Pierre-Luc Dubois Snap Shot saved by Karel Vejmelka
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Period Start 0:00 1-0
Start of Shootout
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Period End 5:00 4-4
End of OT
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Shot 4:50 4-4
Jakob Chychrun Snap Shot saved by Karel Vejmelka
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Blocked 4:46 4-4
Dylan Strome shot blocked by Dylan Guenther
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Missed 4:28 4-4
Clayton Keller Tip-In Wide Right
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Shot 3:12 4-4
Jakob Chychrun Wrist Shot saved by Karel Vejmelka
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Face Off 2:41 4-4
Dylan Strome faceoff won against Clayton Keller
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Stoppage 2:41 4-4
Icing
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Missed 2:22 4-4
Dylan Guenther Snap Shot Wide Left
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Face Off 2:09 4-4
Kevin Stenlund faceoff won against Connor McMichael
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Stoppage 2:09 4-4
Icing
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Shot 1:15 4-4
Tom Wilson Snap Shot saved by Karel Vejmelka
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Giveaway 0:56 4-4
Giveaway by Dylan Guenther
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Face Off 0:00 4-4
Kevin Stenlund faceoff won against Pierre-Luc Dubois
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Period Start 0:00 4-4
Start of Overtime
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Period End 20:00 4-4
End of 3rd Period
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Blocked 19:55 4-4
John Marino shot blocked by Nic Dowd
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Giveaway 19:50 4-4
Giveaway by Martin Fehervary
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Face Off 19:46 4-4
Nic Dowd faceoff won against Nick Schmaltz
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Stoppage 19:46 4-4
Puck in Netting
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Hit 19:02 4-4
Ian Cole hit Aliaksei Protas
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Blocked 18:57 4-4
Dylan Guenther shot blocked by Barrett Hayton
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Giveaway 18:56 4-4
Giveaway by Nic Dowd
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Giveaway 18:55 4-4
Giveaway by Michael Carcone
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Shot 18:48 4-4
Dylan Guenther Snap Shot saved by Logan Thompson
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Hit 18:38 4-4
Olli Määttä hit Brandon Duhaime
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Face Off 18:29 4-4
Nic Dowd faceoff won against Barrett Hayton
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Goal 18:29 4-4
Tom Wilson Goal (24) Deflected, assists: Alex Ovechkin (17), John Carlson (31)
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Face Off 18:24 4-3
Dylan Strome faceoff won against Nick Schmaltz
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Stoppage 18:24 4-3
Goalie Stopped
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Shot 18:21 4-3
Tom Wilson Tip-In saved by Karel Vejmelka
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Giveaway 18:10 4-3
Giveaway by Clayton Keller
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Team Stats
UTAH
WSH
13
Blocked Shots
13
13
Hits
13
2
Takeaways
2
27
Shots
42
1
Power Play Goals
2
1
Power Play Opportunities
2
100.0
Power Play Percentage
100.0
0
Short Handed Goals
0
0
Shootout Goals
0
24
Faceoffs Won
34
41.4
Faceoff Win Percent
58.6
17
Giveaways
12
2
Total Penalties
1
4
Penalty Minutes
2
Head to Head
Series tied 1-1
Injuries
Washington Capitals
- Vincent Desharnais Injured Reserve
- Rasmus Sandin Injured Reserve
- Patrick Thomas Injured Reserve
Utah Hockey Club
- Kailer Yamamoto Day-To-Day
- John Marino Injured Reserve
- Maveric Lamoureux Injured Reserve
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