National Hockey League

FINAL Wednesday, October 7, 2026
Pittsburgh Penguins 3
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Washington Capitals 5
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PIT1203
WSH2215
Capital One Arena · 18,347 att. · TNT

Match Report

Capitals top Penguins 5-3 in Alex Ovechkin's final home opener in Washington

— Tom Wilson had a goal and two assists, and the Washington Capitals held on for a win in Alex Ovechkin's final home opener, 5-3 over the Pittsburgh Penguins on Wednesday night.

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Team Stats

18
Blocked Shots
15
7
Hits
22
3
Takeaways
6
30
Shots
27
0
Power Play Goals
1
3
Power Play Opportunities
4
0.0
Power Play Percentage
25.0
0
Short Handed Goals
0
0
Shootout Goals
0
22
Faceoffs Won
31
41.5
Faceoff Win Percent
58.5
21
Giveaways
11
4
Total Penalties
4
8
Penalty Minutes
8

Top Performers

PIT

  • Arturs Silovs GA 5 · SA 27 · SOS 0
  • Evgeni Malkin BS 0 · HT 0 · TK 1
  • Sidney Crosby BS 0 · HT 0 · TK 0
  • Ben Kindel BS 1 · HT 0 · TK 1

WSH

  • Logan Thompson GA 3 · SA 30 · SOS 0
  • Pierre-Luc Dubois BS 0 · HT 0 · TK 0
  • Boone Jenner BS 2 · HT 2 · TK 0
  • Justin Sourdif BS 1 · HT 4 · TK 0

Recent Plays

  1. 20:00 · 3rd Game End
  2. 20:00 · 3rd End of 3rd Period
  3. 20:00 · 3rd Jakob Chychrun Slashing against Evgeni Malkin
  4. 19:49 · 3rd Takeaway by Ben Kindel
  5. 19:46 · 3rd Giveaway by Jakob Chychrun
  6. 19:12 · 3rd Kris Letang shot blocked by Alex Tuch
  7. 19:02 · 3rd Giveaway by Erik Karlsson
  8. 19:00 · 3rd Kris Letang shot blocked by Alex Tuch

Highlights

00:47 Alex Ovechkin's sons introduce him in final home opener Watch on ESPN 00:47 Capitals score 23 seconds into Ovi's last home opener Watch on ESPN 00:41 Tom Wilson scores goal vs. Penguins Watch on ESPN 00:58 Pierre-Luc Dubois lights the lamp for Capitals Watch on ESPN

Head to Head

WSH leads series 1-0

Injuries

Washington Capitals

  • Logan Thompson Injured Reserve
  • Vincent Desharnais Injured Reserve
  • Rasmus Sandin Injured Reserve
  • Patrick Thomas Injured Reserve

Pittsburgh Penguins

  • Evgeni Malkin Day-To-Day
  • Egor Chinakhov Day-To-Day
  • Samuel Girard Injured Reserve
  • Bryan Rust Injured Reserve
  • Ben Kindel Injured Reserve

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