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McCann has 2 goals and 2 assists to lead the Kraken to a 5-1 win over the Capitals

Washington Capitals vs. Seattle Kraken: Game Highlights

Jordan Eberle and Matty Beniers each added a goal and an assist. Ryker Evans also scored for Seattle, and Philipp Grubauer made 19 saves.

Alex Ovechkin scored his 22nd goal of the season for Washington, and Logan Thompson stopped 27 shots. It was the 919th career goal for Ovechkin, extending his NHL record.

Seattle started the second period with 1:30 of power-play time remaining and McCann made good on it with a drive from the right side between the circle and blue line at 1:15.

He made it 2-0 with 9:51 left in the period, tucking in the rebound of a shot by Beniers for his 14th goal, giving McCann his first multigoal game this season. The assist extended Beniers' point streak to four games.

Eberle made it 3-0 with 2:06 remaining in the second with his team-leading 19th goal, slipping the rebound of a hard shot by McCann past the left post.

McCann thought he had his second career hat trick when he scored on a breakaway 1:27 into the third. But while all the hats tossed onto the ice were being swept up, it was announced that a double-minor penalty whistled against Beniers was under review. The call was confirmed, the goal was taken down and the Capitals went on the power play.

Ovechkin scored at the 2:30 mark, 1:03 into the four-minute man advantage.

Evans’ fifth of the season made it 4-1 with 6:48 left, and Beniers’ 13th extended it to 5-1 with 3:33 to go. It was Beniers’ ninth goal in January, tying the team record for a single month.

Up next Capitals: Visit the Detroit Red Wings on Thursday.

Kraken: Host the Toronto Maple Leafs on Thursday.

Regular Season Series

Series tied 1-1

Scoring Summary

Goal 2nd Period 1:15 Jared McCann Goal (13) Slap Shot, assists: Jordan Eberle (17), Chandler Stephenson (18)
Goal 2nd Period 10:09 Jared McCann Goal (14) Wrist Shot, assists: Matty Beniers (23), Ryan Lindgren (7)
Goal 2nd Period 17:54 Jordan Eberle Goal (19) Wrist Shot, assists: Jared McCann (11), Adam Larsson (8)
Goal 3rd Period 2:30 Alex Ovechkin Goal (22) Snap Shot, assists: Ryan Leonard (20), Jakob Chychrun (20)
Goal 3rd Period 13:12 Ryker Evans Goal (5) Wrist Shot, assists: Freddy Gaudreau (10)
Goal 3rd Period 16:27 Matty Beniers Goal (13) Wrist Shot, assists: Jared McCann (12), Brandon Montour (14)

Statistics

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16 Blocked Shots 14
17 Hits 15
3 Takeaways 4
20 Shots 32
1 Power Play Goals 1
5 Power Play Opportunities 4
20.0 Power Play Percentage 25.0
0 Short Handed Goals 0
0 Shootout Goals 0
27 Faceoffs Won 26
50.9 Faceoff Win Percent 49.1
20 Giveaways 10
5 Total Penalties 5
13 Penalty Minutes 15
Seattle Kraken Seattle Kraken Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Jared McCann, LW Out Mar 26
Ryan Winterton, C Out Mar 23
Jaden Schwartz, C Out Mar 9
Max McCormick, LW Out Sep 30
Washington Capitals Washington Capitals Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Ethen Frank, C Out Mar 26
David Kampf, C Out Mar 22
Eriks Mateiko, LW Out Jan 13

Game Information

Climate Pledge Arena

Location: Seattle, WA
Attendance: 17,151 | Capacity:

2025-26 Metropolitan Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Carolina 45 20 96 6
Pittsburgh 36 20 88 16
Columbus 38 23 87 11
NY Islanders 41 27 87 5
Philadelphia 35 24 82 12
Washington 36 28 81 9
New Jersey 37 32 76 2
NY Rangers 28 35 65 9

2025-26 Pacific Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Anaheim 41 27 86 4
Edmonton 36 28 81 9
Vegas 32 26 79 15
Los Angeles 29 25 76 18
Seattle 32 29 74 10
San Jose 32 31 71 7
Calgary 30 34 68 8
Vancouver 21 42 50 8
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