Washington Capitals at Calgary Flames
· Scotiabank Saddledome, Calgary · Regular Season · Final
Final score
The Washington Capitals beat the Calgary Flames 3–1 on Friday, January 23, 2026 on the road.
Goals by period
Goals by period, Washington Capitals at Calgary Flames
| Team |
1st1st period |
2nd2nd period |
3rd3rd period |
Total |
| Washington Capitals |
0 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
| Calgary Flames |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
Shots on goal by period
Shots on goal by period, Washington Capitals at Calgary Flames
| Team |
1st1st period |
2nd2nd period |
3rd3rd period |
Total |
| Washington Capitals |
8 |
17 |
13 |
38 |
| Calgary Flames |
16 |
4 |
6 |
26 |
Three stars
- L. Thompson, Washington Capitals (goaltender)
- A. Protas, Washington Capitals (1 goal)
- D. Cooley, Calgary Flames (goaltender)
Scoring summary
Every goal, Washington Capitals at Calgary Flames. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
| Period |
Time |
Team |
Goal |
Assists |
Type |
Score |
| 1st |
06:09 |
Calgary Flames |
Morgan Frost (10) |
Connor Zary (12) |
Power play |
WSH 0, CGY 1 |
| 2nd |
06:33 |
Washington Capitals |
Hendrix Lapierre (1) |
John Carlson (32), Martin Fehérváry (15) |
Even strength |
WSH 1, CGY 1 |
| 3rd |
07:35 |
Washington Capitals |
Aliaksei Protas (17) |
Tom Wilson (22), Justin Sourdif (12) |
Even strength |
WSH 2, CGY 1 |
| 3rd |
19:07 |
Washington Capitals |
Alex Ovechkin (21) |
Dylan Strome (28), Martin Fehérváry (16) |
Even strength, Empty net |
WSH 3, CGY 1 |
Numbers in brackets are the player's season totals after the goal.
Team stats
Team stats, Washington Capitals at Calgary Flames
| Stat |
Washington Capitals |
Calgary Flames |
| Shots on goal |
38 |
26 |
| Power play |
0 of 3 |
1 of 2 |
| Penalty minutes |
16 |
18 |
| Hits |
17 |
21 |
| Blocked shots |
22 |
17 |
| Giveaways |
18 |
16 |
| Takeaways |
3 |
4 |
| Faceoffs won |
35/66 (53%) |
31/66 (47%) |
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 |
6 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
17:49 |
| Number 9 R. Leonard |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
5 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
|
18:12 |
| Number 17 D. Strome |
C |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
80% |
18:07 |
| Number 21 A. Protas |
L |
1 |
0 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
|
19:12 |
| Number 22 B. Duhaime |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+2 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
|
09:14 |
| Number 24 C. McMichael |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
12:30 |
| Number 26 N. Dowd |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
60% |
16:31 |
| Number 29 H. Lapierre |
C |
1 |
0 |
1 |
+1 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
33.3% |
09:32 |
| Number 34 J. Sourdif |
C |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
25% |
16:55 |
| Number 43 T. Wilson |
R |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
10 |
3 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
100% |
16:30 |
| Number 53 E. Frank |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
|
13:50 |
| Number 72 A. Beauvillier |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
100% |
13:48 |
| Number 3 M. Roy |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
|
19:42 |
| Number 6 J. Chychrun |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
|
19:09 |
| Number 38 R. Sandin |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
|
19:38 |
| Number 42 M. Fehérváry |
D |
0 |
2 |
2 |
+2 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
18:59 |
| Number 57 T. van Riemsdyk |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
|
16:24 |
| Number 74 J. Carlson |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
20:28 |
Washington Capitals goalies
| Goalie |
SAShots against | SVSaves | GAGoals against | SV%Save percentage | TOITime on ice | DECDecision |
| Number 48 L. Thompson |
26 |
25 |
1 |
.962 |
59:52 |
Win |
Calgary Flames
Calgary Flames 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 10 J. Huberdeau |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
50% |
16:41 |
| Number 11 M. Backlund |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
44.4% |
20:14 |
| Number 16 M. Frost |
C |
1 |
0 |
1 |
-2 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
57.1% |
10:13 |
| Number 17 Y. Sharangovich |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
|
20:13 |
| Number 27 M. Coronato |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
100% |
15:05 |
| Number 43 A. Klapka |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
12 |
2 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
|
09:26 |
| Number 47 C. Zary |
C |
0 |
1 |
1 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
36.4% |
14:24 |
| Number 70 R. Lomberg |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
08:59 |
| Number 76 M. Pospisil |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
|
13:07 |
| Number 86 J. Farabee |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
18:59 |
| Number 91 N. Kadri |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
54.2% |
18:26 |
| Number 92 M. Gridin |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
09:09 |
| Number 7 K. Bahl |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
25:46 |
| Number 28 Z. Whitecloud |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
3 |
0 |
|
25:16 |
| Number 37 Y. Kuznetsov |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
|
20:06 |
| Number 44 J. Hanley |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
13:08 |
| Number 52 M. Weegar |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
5 |
0 |
|
22:46 |
| Number 94 B. Pachal |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
|
11:42 |
Calgary Flames goalies
| Goalie |
SAShots against | SVSaves | GAGoals against | SV%Save percentage | TOITime on ice | DECDecision |
| Number 1 D. Cooley |
37 |
35 |
2 |
.946 |
58:20 |
Loss |
Penalties
Penalties, Washington Capitals at Calgary Flames
| Period |
Time |
Team |
Player |
Infraction |
Minutes |
| 1st |
04:40 |
Washington Capitals |
John Carlson |
Tripping |
2 |
| 2nd |
08:27 |
Washington Capitals |
Ryan Leonard |
Cross checking |
2 |
| 2nd |
08:27 |
Calgary Flames |
Yan Kuznetsov |
Roughing |
2 |
| 2nd |
12:11 |
Calgary Flames |
Joel Farabee |
Hooking |
2 |
| 3rd |
02:39 |
Calgary Flames |
Adam Klapka |
High sticking |
2 |
| 3rd |
11:35 |
Calgary Flames |
Adam Klapka |
Misconduct (misconduct) |
10 |
| 3rd |
14:00 |
Calgary Flames |
Yan Kuznetsov |
High sticking |
2 |
| 3rd |
14:37 |
Washington Capitals |
Tom Wilson |
Misconduct (misconduct) |
10 |
| 3rd |
19:51 |
Washington Capitals |
Hendrix Lapierre |
Closing hand on puck |
2 |
Game information
- Washington Capitals head coach
- Spencer Carbery
- Calgary Flames head coach
- Ryan Huska
- Referees
- Graham Skilliter, Brandon Schrader
- Linesmen
- Devin Berg, Jeremy Faucher
- Washington Capitals scratches
- Dylan McIlrath, Sonny Milano, Declan Chisholm
- Calgary Flames scratches
- Justin Kirkland, Hunter Brzustewicz
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Details |
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3
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 at Chicago Blackhawks
1
|
Final/SO
|
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|
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3
|
Final
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|
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7
 at Colorado Avalanche
3
|
Final
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|
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5
 at Vancouver Canucks
4
|
Final
|
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|
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1
 at San Jose Sharks
3
|
Final
|
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|
 Anaheim Ducks
4
 at Seattle Kraken
2
|
Final
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Sources and further reading
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