Ovechkin has hat trick to move 13 away from breaking Gretzky's goals record as Capitals beat Oilers
— Alex Ovechkin scored his 880th, 881st and 882nd career goals to record a hat trick and move 13 goals away from breaking Wayne Gretzky's NHL...
National Hockey League
FINAL
Edmonton Oilers
3
Washington Capitals
7
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EDM | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| WSH | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 |
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Match Report
Last five matches
| Date | Opp | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11/3/26 | @ New Jersey Devils | L 3-4 | NHL |
| 11/1/26 | @ New York Rangers | W 4-1 | NHL |
| 10/31/26 | @ New York Islanders | W 4-0 | NHL |
| 10/28/26 | vs Calgary Flames | W 4-0 | NHL |
| 10/26/26 | vs Detroit Red Wings | L 3-4 | NHL |
| Full Schedule | |||
Play by Play
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Missed 19:55 3-7
Ty Emberson Snap Shot Wide Right
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Missed 19:18 3-7
Jeff Skinner Slap Shot Wide Left
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Goal 17:22 3-7
Alex Ovechkin Goal (29) Snap Shot, assists: none
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Missed 17:19 3-6
Ty Emberson Slap Shot Short
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Goal 15:05 3-6
Jeff Skinner Goal (11) Wrap-around, assists: none
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Goal 10:38 2-6
Dylan Strome Goal (18) Snap Shot, assists: Aliaksei Protas (27), John Carlson (34)
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Missed 9:45 2-5
Brett Kulak Wrist Shot Wide Left
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Missed 9:11 2-5
Trevor van Riemsdyk Snap Shot High and Wide Right
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Missed 7:29 2-5
Aliaksei Protas Snap Shot Wide Right
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Goal 6:35 2-5
Ryan Nugent-Hopkins Goal (16) Backhand, assists: Viktor Arvidsson (12), Zach Hyman (14)
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Missed 1:48 1-5
John Klingberg Snap Shot Wide Left
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Missed 1:45 1-5
Brett Kulak Slap Shot Wide Right
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Goal 19:45 1-5
Connor McMichael Goal (20) Snap Shot, assists: John Carlson (33), Aliaksei Protas (26)
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Goal 18:39 1-4
Alex Ovechkin Goal (28) Slap Shot, assists: Jakob Chychrun (22)
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Missed 18:08 1-3
Alex Ovechkin Snap Shot Wide Left
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Penalty 16:49 1-3
Ty Emberson Cross-checking against Dylan Strome
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Missed 15:35 1-3
Viktor Arvidsson Slap Shot Wide Left
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Missed 13:43 1-3
Andrew Mangiapane Snap Shot High and Wide Right
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Missed 13:10 1-3
Tom Wilson Slap Shot Wide Right
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Missed 11:35 1-3
Jakob Chychrun Slap Shot Wide Right
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Goal 8:53 1-3
Alex Ovechkin Goal (27) Snap Shot, assists: Dylan Strome (40), Aliaksei Protas (25)
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Missed 4:19 1-2
Connor McDavid Snap Shot Off Crossbar
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Penalty 2:23 1-2
Jakob Chychrun Tripping against Connor McDavid
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Missed 1:50 1-2
Leon Draisaitl Snap Shot Wide Right
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Missed 1:04 1-2
Connor McDavid Snap Shot Failed Bank Attempt
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Penalty 19:48 1-2
Matt Roy Cross-checking against Leon Draisaitl
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Goal 19:36 1-2
Jakob Chychrun Goal (17) Snap Shot, assists: Tom Wilson (19), Dylan Strome (39)
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Penalty 18:09 1-1
Viktor Arvidsson Roughing against Nic Dowd
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Goal 17:15 1-1
Tom Wilson Goal (26) Snap Shot, assists: Pierre-Luc Dubois (35), Matt Roy (16)
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Missed 17:13 1-0
Pierre-Luc Dubois Tip-In Wide Left
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Missed 14:46 1-0
Tom Wilson Snap Shot Wide Right
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Missed 14:41 1-0
Tom Wilson Snap Shot Wide Right
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Missed 11:23 1-0
Evan Bouchard Slap Shot Wide Right
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Missed 8:55 1-0
Brandon Duhaime Tip-In Wide Left
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Missed 8:33 1-0
Jeff Skinner Deflected Wide Left
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Missed 7:35 1-0
Connor McMichael Snap Shot Wide Right
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Missed 6:55 1-0
Jakob Chychrun Snap Shot High and Wide Right
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Missed 6:35 1-0
Dylan Strome Snap Shot Wide Right
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Missed 5:05 1-0
Vasily Podkolzin Deflected Hit Right Post
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Missed 2:21 1-0
John Carlson Snap Shot Wide Left
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Goal 1:42 1-0
Leon Draisaitl Goal (42) Snap Shot, assists: Ryan Nugent-Hopkins (21), Connor McDavid (50)
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Penalty 1:08 0-0
Connor McMichael Tripping against Connor McDavid
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End of Game 20:00 3-7
Game End
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Period End 20:00 3-7
End of 3rd Period
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Missed 19:55 3-7
Ty Emberson Snap Shot Wide Right
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Shot 19:49 3-7
Ty Emberson Snap Shot saved by Charlie Lindgren
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Giveaway 19:49 3-7
Giveaway by Jakob Chychrun
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Missed 19:18 3-7
Jeff Skinner Slap Shot Wide Left
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Blocked 19:05 3-7
Taylor Raddysh shot blocked by Brandon Duhaime
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Face Off 18:36 3-7
Nic Dowd faceoff won against Adam Henrique
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Stoppage 18:36 3-7
Goalie Stopped
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Shot 18:35 3-7
Jeff Skinner Backhand saved by Charlie Lindgren
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Hit 18:20 3-7
Jeff Skinner hit Matt Roy
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Face Off 17:22 3-7
Lars Eller faceoff won against Matt Savoie
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Stoppage 17:22 3-7
Objects on Ice
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Goal 17:22 3-7
Alex Ovechkin Goal (29) Snap Shot, assists: none
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Missed 17:19 3-6
Ty Emberson Slap Shot Short
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Face Off 17:04 3-6
Leon Draisaitl faceoff won against Dylan Strome
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Stoppage 17:04 3-6
Icing
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Hit 16:24 3-6
Zach Hyman hit Rasmus Sandin
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Face Off 16:16 3-6
Ryan Nugent-Hopkins faceoff won against Dylan Strome
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Stoppage 16:16 3-6
Puck in Netting
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Blocked 16:14 3-6
Taylor Raddysh shot blocked by Adam Henrique
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Face Off 15:28 3-6
Nic Dowd faceoff won against Adam Henrique
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Stoppage 15:28 3-6
Puck in Netting
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Face Off 15:05 3-6
Pierre-Luc Dubois faceoff won against Connor McDavid
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Stoppage 15:05 3-6
On-Ice Official
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Goal 15:05 3-6
Jeff Skinner Goal (11) Wrap-around, assists: none
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Giveaway 15:02 2-6
Giveaway by Matt Roy
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Giveaway 14:52 2-6
Giveaway by Ethen Frank
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Hit 14:45 2-6
Martin Fehervary hit Ty Emberson
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Shot 14:30 2-6
Martin Fehervary Snap Shot saved by Calvin Pickard
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Face Off 14:27 2-6
Lars Eller faceoff won against Adam Henrique
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Stoppage 14:27 2-6
Goalie Stopped
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Shot 14:24 2-6
Alex Ovechkin Snap Shot saved by Calvin Pickard
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Face Off 14:09 2-6
Ryan Nugent-Hopkins faceoff won against Dylan Strome
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Stoppage 14:09 2-6
Goalie Stopped
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Blocked 14:07 2-6
Nic Dowd shot blocked by Ryan Nugent-Hopkins
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Giveaway 13:18 2-6
Giveaway by John Klingberg
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Shot 13:02 2-6
Jakob Chychrun Slap Shot saved by Calvin Pickard
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Shot 12:36 2-6
Jakob Chychrun Snap Shot saved by Calvin Pickard
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Shot 12:23 2-6
Alex Ovechkin Snap Shot saved by Calvin Pickard
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Team Stats
EDM
WSH
14
Blocked Shots
9
16
Hits
15
9
Takeaways
4
25
Shots
35
1
Power Play Goals
2
3
Power Play Opportunities
2
33.3
Power Play Percentage
100.0
0
Short Handed Goals
0
0
Shootout Goals
0
22
Faceoffs Won
27
44.9
Faceoff Win Percent
55.1
10
Giveaways
15
2
Total Penalties
3
4
Penalty Minutes
6
Head to Head
WSH wins series 2-0
Injuries
Washington Capitals
- Vincent Desharnais Injured Reserve
- Rasmus Sandin Injured Reserve
- Patrick Thomas Injured Reserve
Edmonton Oilers
- Isaac Howard Out
- Zach Hyman Injured Reserve
- Devon Levi Injured Reserve
- Alec Regula Injured Reserve
- Matt Savoie Injured Reserve
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