Washington Capitals at Chicago Blackhawks
· United Center, Chicago · Regular Season · Final
Final score
The Washington Capitals beat the Chicago Blackhawks 5–1 on Friday, January 9, 2026 on the road.
Goals by period
Goals by period, Washington Capitals at Chicago Blackhawks
| Team |
1st1st period |
2nd2nd period |
3rd3rd period |
Total |
| Washington Capitals |
3 |
1 |
1 |
5 |
| Chicago Blackhawks |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
Shots on goal by period
Shots on goal by period, Washington Capitals at Chicago Blackhawks
| Team |
1st1st period |
2nd2nd period |
3rd3rd period |
Total |
| Washington Capitals |
6 |
10 |
8 |
24 |
| Chicago Blackhawks |
10 |
6 |
8 |
24 |
Three stars
- C. McMichael, Washington Capitals (1 goal, 1 assist)
- M. Fehérváry, Washington Capitals (2 assists)
- J. Carlson, Washington Capitals (2 assists)
Scoring summary
Every goal, Washington Capitals at Chicago Blackhawks. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
| Period |
Time |
Team |
Goal |
Assists |
Type |
Score |
| 1st |
04:03 |
Washington Capitals |
Anthony Beauvillier (9) |
Martin Fehérváry (12), John Carlson (24) |
Even strength |
WSH 1, CHI 0 |
| 1st |
15:07 |
Washington Capitals |
Connor McMichael (6) |
Ryan Leonard (17) |
Even strength |
WSH 2, CHI 0 |
| 1st |
18:54 |
Washington Capitals |
Ethen Frank (7) |
John Carlson (25), Nic Dowd (9) |
Even strength |
WSH 3, CHI 0 |
| 2nd |
08:48 |
Chicago Blackhawks |
Oliver Moore (5) |
Matt Grzelcyk (11), Nick Lardis (1) |
Power play |
WSH 3, CHI 1 |
| 2nd |
12:38 |
Washington Capitals |
Justin Sourdif (9) |
Connor McMichael (21), Ryan Leonard (18) |
Even strength |
WSH 4, CHI 1 |
| 3rd |
13:33 |
Washington Capitals |
Alex Ovechkin (19) |
Martin Fehérváry (13) |
Even strength |
WSH 5, CHI 1 |
Numbers in brackets are the player's season totals after the goal.
Team stats
Team stats, Washington Capitals at Chicago Blackhawks
| Stat |
Washington Capitals |
Chicago Blackhawks |
| Shots on goal |
24 |
24 |
| Power play |
0 of 3 |
1 of 4 |
| Penalty minutes |
8 |
6 |
| Hits |
13 |
23 |
| Blocked shots |
9 |
6 |
| Giveaways |
17 |
19 |
| Takeaways |
5 |
5 |
| Faceoffs won |
24/52 (46.2%) |
28/52 (53.8%) |
Box score
Washington Capitals
Washington Capitals skaters
| Player |
PosPosition |
GGoals | AAssists | PPoints | +/-Plus/minus | PIMPenalty minutes | SOGShots on goal | HITHits | BLKBlocked shots | PPGPower-play goals | FO%Faceoff percentage | TOITime on ice |
| Number 8 A. Ovechkin |
L |
1 |
0 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
4 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
|
14:43 |
| Number 9 R. Leonard |
R |
0 |
2 |
2 |
+2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
13:17 |
| Number 17 D. Strome |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
57.1% |
15:12 |
| Number 20 B. Leason |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
10:49 |
| Number 21 A. Protas |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
16:12 |
| Number 22 B. Duhaime |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
|
12:48 |
| Number 24 C. McMichael |
L |
1 |
1 |
2 |
+2 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
50% |
14:49 |
| Number 26 N. Dowd |
C |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+2 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
50% |
16:18 |
| Number 29 H. Lapierre |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
50% |
10:45 |
| Number 34 J. Sourdif |
C |
1 |
0 |
1 |
+2 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
27.3% |
15:31 |
| Number 53 E. Frank |
R |
1 |
0 |
1 |
+2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
16:47 |
| Number 72 A. Beauvillier |
R |
1 |
0 |
1 |
+2 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
17:54 |
| Number 3 M. Roy |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
22:00 |
| Number 6 J. Chychrun |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
20:05 |
| Number 38 R. Sandin |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
|
19:28 |
| Number 42 M. Fehérváry |
D |
0 |
2 |
2 |
+4 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
17:59 |
| Number 47 D. Chisholm |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
17:43 |
| Number 74 J. Carlson |
D |
0 |
2 |
2 |
+3 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
19:43 |
Washington Capitals goalies
| Goalie |
SAShots against | SVSaves | GAGoals against | SV%Save percentage | TOITime on ice | DECDecision |
| Number 48 L. Thompson |
24 |
23 |
1 |
.958 |
60:00 |
Win |
Chicago Blackhawks
Chicago Blackhawks skaters
| Player |
PosPosition |
GGoals | AAssists | PPoints | +/-Plus/minus | PIMPenalty minutes | SOGShots on goal | HITHits | BLKBlocked shots | PPGPower-play goals | FO%Faceoff percentage | TOITime on ice |
| Number 8 R. Donato |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
13:52 |
| Number 11 O. Moore |
C |
1 |
0 |
1 |
-3 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
53.8% |
14:10 |
| Number 16 J. Dickinson |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
37.5% |
14:17 |
| Number 17 N. Foligno |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
60% |
13:53 |
| Number 20 R. Greene |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
60% |
18:52 |
| Number 28 A. Burakovsky |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
16:53 |
| Number 34 C. Dach |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
|
11:46 |
| Number 59 T. Bertuzzi |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
0 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
100% |
15:49 |
| Number 76 N. Lardis |
L |
0 |
1 |
1 |
-3 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
12:01 |
| Number 84 L. Slaggert |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
5 |
1 |
0 |
|
12:56 |
| Number 86 T. Teravainen |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
33.3% |
19:50 |
| Number 98 C. Bedard |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
17:07 |
| Number 5 C. Murphy |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
|
20:10 |
| Number 14 K. Korchinski |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
13:53 |
| Number 44 W. Kaiser |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
20:22 |
| Number 48 M. Grzelcyk |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
-2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
15:15 |
| Number 55 A. Levshunov |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-3 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
|
24:42 |
| Number 72 A. Vlasic |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
18:47 |
Chicago Blackhawks goalies
| Goalie |
SAShots against | SVSaves | GAGoals against | SV%Save percentage | TOITime on ice | DECDecision |
| Number 33 D. Commesso |
24 |
19 |
5 |
.792 |
60:00 |
Loss |
Penalties
Penalties, Washington Capitals at Chicago Blackhawks
| Period |
Time |
Team |
Player |
Infraction |
Minutes |
| 1st |
08:33 |
Washington Capitals |
Justin Sourdif |
Slashing |
2 |
| 1st |
09:18 |
Washington Capitals |
Martin Fehérváry |
Delaying game puck over glass |
2 |
| 2nd |
01:14 |
Chicago Blackhawks |
Ryan Greene |
Hooking |
2 |
| 2nd |
06:51 |
Washington Capitals |
Brandon Duhaime |
Cross checking |
2 |
| 2nd |
12:54 |
Chicago Blackhawks |
Nick Lardis |
Roughing |
2 |
| 3rd |
04:20 |
Washington Capitals |
Nic Dowd |
Tripping |
2 |
| 3rd |
18:35 |
Chicago Blackhawks |
Landon Slaggert |
Tripping |
2 |
Game information
- Washington Capitals head coach
- Spencer Carbery
- Chicago Blackhawks head coach
- Jeff Blashill
- Referees
- Francis Charron, Jordan Samuels-Thomas
- Linesmen
- Julien Fournier, Brandon Gawryletz
- Washington Capitals scratches
- Dylan McIlrath, Trevor van Riemsdyk, Sonny Milano
- Chicago Blackhawks scratches
- Sam Lafferty, Spencer Knight, Ilya Mikheyev, Louis Crevier, Arvid Soderblom
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