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Washington Capitals at Colorado Avalanche

Ball Arena, Denver Regular Season Final

Final score

The Colorado Avalanche beat the Washington Capitals 5–2 on Monday, January 19, 2026 at home.

Team Goals 2025-2026 record
Washington Capitals 2 43-30-9
at Colorado Avalanche 5 55-16-11

Goals by period

Team Total
Washington Capitals 1 1 0 2
Colorado Avalanche 1 2 2 5

Shots on goal by period

Team Total
Washington Capitals 12 9 3 24
Colorado Avalanche 11 16 17 44

Three stars

  1. N. MacKinnon, Colorado Avalanche (2 goals, 1 assist)
  2. V. Olofsson, Colorado Avalanche (1 goal, 1 assist)
  3. M. Necas, Colorado Avalanche (2 assists)

Scoring summary

Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
1st 05:54 Colorado Avalanche Parker Kelly (9) Cale Makar (40), Alex Barré-Boulet (1) Even strength WSH 0, COL 1
1st 07:27 Washington Capitals Jakob Chychrun (18) Dylan Strome (26), Ethen Frank (9) Power play WSH 1, COL 1
2nd 07:03 Colorado Avalanche Nathan MacKinnon (37) Martin Necas (37), Victor Olofsson (14) Power play WSH 1, COL 2
2nd 15:58 Colorado Avalanche Victor Olofsson (9) Josh Manson (17), Brock Nelson (17) Even strength WSH 1, COL 3
2nd 16:15 Washington Capitals Ethen Frank (11) Alex Ovechkin (22), Nic Dowd (11) Even strength WSH 2, COL 3
3rd 12:32 Colorado Avalanche Artturi Lehkonen (16) Nathan MacKinnon (47) Even strength WSH 2, COL 4
3rd 16:30 Colorado Avalanche Nathan MacKinnon (38) Martin Necas (38) Even strength WSH 2, COL 5

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

Team stats

Stat Washington Capitals Colorado Avalanche
Shots on goal 24 44
Power play 1 of 4 1 of 6
Penalty minutes 14 10
Hits 14 14
Blocked shots 24 9
Giveaways 14 15
Takeaways 7 6
Faceoffs won 35/67 (52.2%) 32/67 (47.8%)

Box score

Washington Capitals

Washington Capitals skaters
Player
8 A. Ovechkin L 0 1 1 +1 0 5 0 0 0 15:59
9 R. Leonard R 0 0 0 -3 0 0 0 0 0 100% 13:04
17 D. Strome C 0 1 1 -2 0 4 0 2 0 54.5% 17:39
21 A. Protas L 0 0 0 -1 2 3 0 0 0 100% 18:34
22 B. Duhaime L 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 100% 09:55
24 C. McMichael L 0 0 0 -3 0 0 0 3 0 100% 18:02
26 N. Dowd C 0 1 1 +1 0 0 3 0 0 50% 17:57
29 H. Lapierre C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16.7% 07:41
34 J. Sourdif C 0 0 0 -2 0 1 1 1 0 46.2% 15:21
53 E. Frank R 1 1 2 +1 0 4 0 1 0 14:57
63 I. Miroshnichenko L 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 10:43
72 A. Beauvillier R 0 0 0 -1 2 1 0 1 0 12:46
3 M. Roy D 0 0 0 -1 0 0 4 3 0 21:39
6 J. Chychrun D 1 0 1 -1 6 3 1 4 1 22:21
38 R. Sandin D 0 0 0 -2 0 0 1 1 0 17:05
42 M. Fehérváry D 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 20:29
47 D. Chisholm D 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 3 0 11:51
74 J. Carlson D 0 0 0 -1 0 0 2 1 0 22:59
Washington Capitals goalies
Goalie
79 C. Lindgren 44 39 5 .886 60:00 Loss

Colorado Avalanche

Colorado Avalanche skaters
Player
11 B. Nelson C 0 1 1 0 2 5 1 0 0 47.6% 20:50
17 P. Kelly C 1 0 1 +1 0 2 3 1 0 16:22
18 J. Drury C 0 0 0 +1 0 1 0 0 0 68.8% 16:14
20 R. Colton C 0 0 0 0 0 5 1 1 0 14:41
27 A. Barré-Boulet C 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 03:46
29 N. MacKinnon C 2 1 3 +2 0 10 0 0 1 50% 22:27
54 G. Brindley C 0 0 0 +1 0 0 1 0 0 14:32
62 A. Lehkonen L 1 0 1 +2 0 2 1 0 0 20:26
82 I. Ivan C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 50% 04:57
88 M. Necas C 0 2 2 +2 0 2 0 0 0 23:38
93 Z. Bardakov C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 05:55
95 V. Olofsson L 1 1 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 14:26
8 C. Makar D 0 1 1 +2 0 4 1 2 0 24:43
28 I. Solovyov D 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 1 0 08:02
42 J. Manson D 0 1 1 +2 2 3 2 1 0 19:10
49 S. Girard D 0 0 0 +1 2 0 0 1 0 19:35
70 S. Malinski D 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 2 0 22:13
84 B. Burns D 0 0 0 +1 0 3 0 0 0 19:32
Colorado Avalanche goalies
Goalie
41 S. Wedgewood 24 22 2 .917 60:00 Win

Penalties

Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 01:49 Colorado Avalanche Ilya Solovyov Holding 2
1st 06:56 Colorado Avalanche Scott Wedgewood Tripping 2
1st 15:42 Colorado Avalanche Josh Manson High sticking 2
2nd 04:23 Washington Capitals Jakob Chychrun High sticking double minor 4
2nd 08:50 Washington Capitals Ivan Miroshnichenko Hooking 2
2nd 08:50 Colorado Avalanche Samuel Girard Holding 2
2nd 11:58 Washington Capitals Aliaksei Protas Interference 2
3rd 04:26 Washington Capitals Jakob Chychrun Delaying game puck over glass 2
3rd 05:01 Washington Capitals Anthony Beauvillier Hooking 2
3rd 05:28 Colorado Avalanche Brock Nelson Hooking 2
3rd 19:42 Washington Capitals Charlie Lindgren Tripping 2

Game information

Washington Capitals head coach
Spencer Carbery
Colorado Avalanche head coach
Jared Bednar
Referees
Chris Schlenker, Gord Dwyer
Linesmen
Travis Gawryletz, Trent Knorr
Washington Capitals scratches
Dylan McIlrath, Trevor van Riemsdyk, Sonny Milano
Colorado Avalanche scratches
Gabriel Landeskog, Valeri Nichushkin, Devon Toews

2025-2026 season series

Matchup Status Details
Washington Capitals 2 at Colorado Avalanche 5 Final Game page
Colorado Avalanche 3 at Washington Capitals 2 Final/OT Game page

Other NHL games on Jan 19

Matchup Status Details
Buffalo Sabres 1 at Carolina Hurricanes 2 Final Game page
Pittsburgh Penguins 6 at Seattle Kraken 3 Final Game page
San Jose Sharks 4 at Florida Panthers 1 Final Game page
Minnesota Wild 6 at Toronto Maple Leafs 3 Final Game page
Philadelphia Flyers 2 at Vegas Golden Knights 1 Final Game page
Winnipeg Jets 0 at Chicago Blackhawks 2 Final Game page
New Jersey Devils 2 at Calgary Flames 1 Final/OT Game page
New York Islanders 4 at Vancouver Canucks 3 Final Game page
New York Rangers 3 at Anaheim Ducks 5 Final Game page

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