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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
Ben Meyers, C Injured Reserve Jan 22
Max McCormick, LW Out Sep 30
Washington Capitals Washington Capitals Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Matt Roy, D Day-To-Day Jan 28
Rasmus Sandin, D Day-To-Day Jan 28
Eriks Mateiko, LW Out Jan 13
Pierre-Luc Dubois, LW Injured Reserve Jan 3

Game Information

Climate Pledge Arena

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

2025-26 Metropolitan Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Carolina 32 15 69 5
Pittsburgh 26 14 63 11
NY Islanders 28 19 61 5
Philadelphia 24 18 57 9
Washington 25 22 57 7
New Jersey 27 24 56 2
Columbus 24 20 55 7
NY Rangers 22 25 50 6

2025-26 Pacific Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Vegas 25 14 63 13
Edmonton 27 19 62 8
Anaheim 28 22 59 3
San Jose 27 21 57 3
Los Angeles 22 16 57 13
Seattle 24 19 57 9
Calgary 21 25 48 6
Vancouver 17 31 39 5
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