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Chicago Blackhawks at Washington Capitals

Capital One Arena, Washington Regular Season Final/SO

Final score

The Chicago Blackhawks beat the Washington Capitals 3–2 in a shootout on Saturday, January 3, 2026 on the road.

Team Goals 2025-2026 record
Chicago Blackhawks 3 29-39-14
at Washington Capitals 2 43-30-9

Goals by period

Team Total
Chicago Blackhawks 1 1 0 0 1 3
Washington Capitals 1 0 1 0 0 2

Shots on goal by period

Team Total
Chicago Blackhawks 9 9 13 2 0 33
Washington Capitals 13 7 14 0 0 34

Three stars

  1. S. Knight, Chicago Blackhawks (goaltender)
  2. L. Thompson, Washington Capitals (goaltender)
  3. R. Leonard, Washington Capitals (1 goal)

Scoring summary

Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
1st 01:13 Chicago Blackhawks Ryan Donato (10) Ilya Mikheyev (5) Even strength CHI 1, WSH 0
1st 04:46 Washington Capitals Dylan Strome (10) Ethen Frank (8), Trevor van Riemsdyk (5) Even strength CHI 1, WSH 1
2nd 04:24 Chicago Blackhawks Teuvo Teravainen (9) Tyler Bertuzzi (12), Andre Burakovsky (17) Power play CHI 2, WSH 1
3rd 11:18 Washington Capitals Ryan Leonard (8) Matt Roy (11), Anthony Beauvillier (6) Even strength CHI 2, WSH 2

Numbers in brackets are the player's season totals after the goal.

Shootout

Round Team Shooter Result
1 Washington Capitals Ryan Leonard Saved
1 Chicago Blackhawks Nick Lardis Goal
2 Washington Capitals Dylan Strome Goal
2 Chicago Blackhawks Ryan Donato Saved
3 Washington Capitals Anthony Beauvillier Saved
3 Chicago Blackhawks Oliver Moore Saved
4 Washington Capitals Connor McMichael Saved
4 Chicago Blackhawks Louis Crevier Saved
5 Washington Capitals Sonny Milano Goal
5 Chicago Blackhawks Andre Burakovsky Goal
6 Washington Capitals Jakob Chychrun Saved
6 Chicago Blackhawks Nick Foligno Goal (winner)

Team stats

Stat Chicago Blackhawks Washington Capitals
Shots on goal 33 34
Power play 1 of 2 0 of 1
Penalty minutes 2 4
Hits 11 23
Blocked shots 9 19
Giveaways 19 17
Takeaways 9 2
Faceoffs won 24/49 (49%) 25/49 (51%)

Box score

Chicago Blackhawks

Chicago Blackhawks skaters
Player
8 R. Donato C 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 16:59
11 O. Moore C 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 0 0 50% 13:58
16 J. Dickinson C 0 0 0 +1 0 1 2 2 0 41.7% 17:21
17 N. Foligno L 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 42.9% 10:27
20 R. Greene C 0 0 0 -1 0 4 0 1 0 56.3% 20:07
28 A. Burakovsky L 0 1 1 -1 0 4 0 1 0 20:37
34 C. Dach C 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 11:41
59 T. Bertuzzi L 0 1 1 -1 0 3 0 1 0 100% 18:43
76 N. Lardis L 0 0 0 -1 0 3 1 0 0 14:34
84 L. Slaggert L 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 10:56
86 T. Teravainen C 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 50% 15:44
95 I. Mikheyev R 0 1 1 +1 0 2 2 0 0 18:26
5 C. Murphy D 0 0 0 -2 0 1 1 0 0 16:50
44 W. Kaiser D 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 22:36
46 L. Crevier D 0 0 0 +1 0 2 2 1 0 20:30
48 M. Grzelcyk D 0 0 0 -2 0 3 0 0 0 17:26
55 A. Levshunov D 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 23:46
72 A. Vlasic D 0 0 0 +1 0 1 0 0 0 23:13
Chicago Blackhawks goalies
Goalie
30 S. Knight 34 32 2 .941 65:00 Win

Washington Capitals

Washington Capitals skaters
Player
8 A. Ovechkin L 0 0 0 -1 0 2 4 0 0 18:49
9 R. Leonard R 1 0 1 +1 0 3 2 0 0 20:21
15 S. Milano L 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 07:25
17 D. Strome C 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 72.2% 21:12
22 B. Duhaime L 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 11:37
24 C. McMichael L 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 3 0 22:07
26 N. Dowd C 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 50% 19:09
29 H. Lapierre C 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 06:53
34 J. Sourdif C 0 0 0 +1 0 4 0 1 0 35.7% 20:51
43 T. Wilson R 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 05:55
53 E. Frank R 0 1 1 +1 0 4 1 1 0 14:20
72 A. Beauvillier R 0 1 1 +1 0 3 0 1 0 20:07
3 M. Roy D 0 1 1 +1 0 2 0 1 0 18:43
6 J. Chychrun D 0 0 0 +1 4 2 3 2 0 24:58
38 R. Sandin D 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 20:10
42 M. Fehérváry D 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 21:20
57 T. van Riemsdyk D 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 16:06
74 J. Carlson D 0 0 0 0 0 5 1 1 0 23:53
Washington Capitals goalies
Goalie
48 L. Thompson 33 31 2 .939 65:00 OT loss

Penalties

Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
2nd 03:20 Washington Capitals Jakob Chychrun Roughing 2
3rd 07:27 Chicago Blackhawks Wyatt Kaiser Tripping 2
OT 04:06 Washington Capitals Jakob Chychrun Slashing 2

Game information

Chicago Blackhawks head coach
Jeff Blashill
Washington Capitals head coach
Spencer Carbery
Referees
Kendrick Nicholson, Brandon Blandina
Linesmen
Ryan Daisy, Matt MacPherson
Chicago Blackhawks scratches
Sam Lafferty, Ethan Del Mastro
Washington Capitals scratches
Dylan McIlrath, Declan Chisholm, Aliaksei Protas

2025-2026 season series

Matchup Status Details
Chicago Blackhawks 3 at Washington Capitals 2 Final/SO Game page
Washington Capitals 5 at Chicago Blackhawks 1 Final Game page

Other NHL games on Jan 3

Matchup Status Details
Pittsburgh Penguins 4 at Detroit Red Wings 1 Final Game page
Utah Mammoth 1 at New Jersey Devils 4 Final Game page
Buffalo Sabres 1 at Columbus Blue Jackets 5 Final Game page
Philadelphia Flyers 5 at Edmonton Oilers 2 Final Game page
Montreal Canadiens 0 at St. Louis Blues 2 Final Game page
Tampa Bay Lightning 7 at San Jose Sharks 3 Final Game page
Winnipeg Jets 2 at Ottawa Senators 4 Final Game page
Toronto Maple Leafs 3 at New York Islanders 4 Final/OT Game page
Colorado Avalanche 5 at Carolina Hurricanes 3 Final Game page
Nashville Predators 4 at Calgary Flames 3 Final Game page
Minnesota Wild 4 at Los Angeles Kings 5 Final/SO Game page
Boston Bruins 3 at Vancouver Canucks 2 Final/OT Game page

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