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Washington Capitals at Seattle Kraken

Climate Pledge Arena, Seattle Regular Season Final

Final score

The Seattle Kraken beat the Washington Capitals 5–1 on Tuesday, January 27, 2026 at home.

Team Goals 2025-2026 record
Washington Capitals 1 43-30-9
at Seattle Kraken 5 34-37-11

Goals by period

Team Total
Washington Capitals 0 0 1 1
Seattle Kraken 0 3 2 5

Shots on goal by period

Team Total
Washington Capitals 4 7 9 20
Seattle Kraken 13 8 11 32

Three stars

  1. J. McCann, Seattle Kraken (2 goals, 2 assists)
  2. M. Beniers, Seattle Kraken (1 goal, 1 assist)
  3. P. Grubauer, Seattle Kraken (goaltender)

Scoring summary

Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
2nd 01:15 Seattle Kraken Jared McCann (13) Jordan Eberle (17), Chandler Stephenson (18) Power play WSH 0, SEA 1
2nd 10:09 Seattle Kraken Jared McCann (14) Matty Beniers (23), Ryan Lindgren (7) Even strength WSH 0, SEA 2
2nd 17:54 Seattle Kraken Jordan Eberle (19) Jared McCann (11), Adam Larsson (8) Even strength WSH 0, SEA 3
3rd 02:30 Washington Capitals Alex Ovechkin (22) Ryan Leonard (20), Jakob Chychrun (20) Power play WSH 1, SEA 3
3rd 13:12 Seattle Kraken Ryker Evans (5) Frederick Gaudreau (10) Even strength WSH 1, SEA 4
3rd 16:27 Seattle Kraken Matty Beniers (13) Jared McCann (12), Brandon Montour (14) Even strength WSH 1, SEA 5

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

Team stats

Stat Washington Capitals Seattle Kraken
Shots on goal 20 32
Power play 1 of 5 1 of 4
Penalty minutes 13 15
Hits 17 15
Blocked shots 16 14
Giveaways 20 10
Takeaways 3 4
Faceoffs won 27/53 (50.9%) 26/53 (49.1%)

Box score

Washington Capitals

Washington Capitals skaters
Player
8 A. Ovechkin L 1 0 1 0 0 4 1 0 1 19:10
9 R. Leonard R 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 14:30
17 D. Strome C 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 0 0 64.7% 19:24
21 A. Protas L 0 0 0 -2 0 1 1 0 0 100% 17:35
22 B. Duhaime L 0 0 0 0 7 1 0 1 0 10:16
24 C. McMichael L 0 0 0 -2 0 1 1 0 0 14:58
26 N. Dowd C 0 0 0 -1 0 1 2 1 0 53.3% 12:47
29 H. Lapierre C 0 0 0 -1 0 0 3 0 0 20% 07:52
34 J. Sourdif C 0 0 0 -1 2 2 1 0 0 50% 18:11
43 T. Wilson R 0 0 0 -2 0 0 0 0 0 18:41
53 E. Frank R 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 15:00
72 A. Beauvillier R 0 0 0 -2 0 0 2 2 0 13:30
6 J. Chychrun D 0 1 1 -2 0 2 0 2 0 24:35
42 M. Fehérváry D 0 0 0 -2 0 0 1 5 0 19:48
47 D. Chisholm D 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 12:53
52 D. McIlrath D 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 11:53
57 T. van Riemsdyk D 0 0 0 -3 0 1 1 2 0 19:06
74 J. Carlson D 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 1 0 22:49
Washington Capitals goalies
Goalie
48 L. Thompson 32 27 5 .844 60:00 Loss

Seattle Kraken

Seattle Kraken skaters
Player
7 J. Eberle R 1 1 2 +3 0 3 1 1 0 15:07
9 C. Stephenson C 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 1 0 43.5% 19:38
10 M. Beniers C 1 1 2 +3 4 3 0 1 0 62.5% 17:35
17 J. Schwartz L 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 80% 17:48
19 J. McCann L 2 2 4 +3 0 4 0 0 1 14:11
20 E. Tolvanen R 0 0 0 0 2 4 1 2 0 15:40
26 R. Winterton C 0 0 0 +1 0 3 0 1 0 11:17
27 B. Catton C 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 10:23
51 S. Wright C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 60% 14:09
63 J. Melanson R 0 0 0 +1 5 1 7 0 0 12:12
84 K. Kakko R 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 13:32
89 F. Gaudreau C 0 1 1 +1 0 1 0 0 0 33.3% 16:04
6 A. Larsson D 0 1 1 +1 0 0 1 0 0 19:59
24 J. Oleksiak D 0 0 0 +1 0 3 0 1 0 19:33
29 V. Dunn D 0 0 0 +1 0 1 1 1 0 18:38
41 R. Evans D 1 0 1 +2 0 1 2 1 0 17:45
55 R. Lindgren D 0 1 1 +2 0 0 1 2 0 18:02
62 B. Montour D 0 1 1 +1 0 1 1 1 0 19:24
Seattle Kraken goalies
Goalie
31 P. Grubauer 20 19 1 .950 60:00 Win

Penalties

Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 19:30 Washington Capitals Ethen Frank High sticking 2
2nd 02:33 Washington Capitals Declan Chisholm Delaying game puck over glass 2
2nd 07:27 Seattle Kraken Chandler Stephenson Interference 2
3rd 01:27 Seattle Kraken Matty Beniers High sticking double minor 4
3rd 07:32 Seattle Kraken Berkly Catton Hooking 2
3rd 09:21 Washington Capitals Justin Sourdif Hooking 2
3rd 13:21 Seattle Kraken Eeli Tolvanen Delaying game puck over glass 2
3rd 18:43 Washington Capitals Brandon Duhaime Roughing 2
3rd 18:43 Seattle Kraken Jacob Melanson Fighting (major) 5
3rd 18:43 Washington Capitals Brandon Duhaime Fighting (major) 5

Game information

Washington Capitals head coach
Spencer Carbery
Seattle Kraken head coach
Lane Lambert
Referees
Tom Chmielewski, Jordan Samuels-Thomas
Linesmen
Kiel Murchison, Joe Mahon
Washington Capitals scratches
Sonny Milano, Matt Roy, Rasmus Sandin
Seattle Kraken scratches
Josh Mahura, Cale Fleury, Tye Kartye

2025-2026 season series

Matchup Status Details
Seattle Kraken 1 at Washington Capitals 4 Final Game page
Washington Capitals 1 at Seattle Kraken 5 Final Game page

Other NHL games on Jan 27

Matchup Status Details
Nashville Predators 2 at Boston Bruins 3 Final/OT Game page
Buffalo Sabres 7 at Toronto Maple Leafs 4 Final Game page
Vegas Golden Knights 2 at Montreal Canadiens 3 Final/OT Game page
Los Angeles Kings 3 at Detroit Red Wings 1 Final Game page
Utah Mammoth 4 at Florida Panthers 3 Final Game page
Winnipeg Jets 4 at New Jersey Devils 3 Final Game page
Dallas Stars 4 at St. Louis Blues 3 Final Game page
Chicago Blackhawks 3 at Minnesota Wild 4 Final/SO Game page
San Jose Sharks 5 at Vancouver Canucks 2 Final Game page

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