Nashville Predators at Washington Capitals
· Capital One Arena, Washington · Regular Season · Final
Final score
The Washington Capitals beat the Nashville Predators 4–2 on Thursday, February 5, 2026 at home.
Goals by period
Goals by period, Nashville Predators at Washington Capitals
| Team |
1st1st period |
2nd2nd period |
3rd3rd period |
Total |
| Nashville Predators |
0 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
| Washington Capitals |
2 |
1 |
1 |
4 |
Shots on goal by period
Shots on goal by period, Nashville Predators at Washington Capitals
| Team |
1st1st period |
2nd2nd period |
3rd3rd period |
Total |
| Nashville Predators |
11 |
10 |
8 |
29 |
| Washington Capitals |
12 |
12 |
6 |
30 |
Three stars
- J. Chychrun, Washington Capitals (2 goals, 1 assist)
- L. Thompson, Washington Capitals (goaltender)
- P. Dubois, Washington Capitals (1 goal, 1 assist)
Scoring summary
Every goal, Nashville Predators at Washington Capitals. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
| Period |
Time |
Team |
Goal |
Assists |
Type |
Score |
| 1st |
04:15 |
Washington Capitals |
Tom Wilson (23) |
Pierre-Luc Dubois (1), Jakob Chychrun (25) |
Even strength |
NSH 0, WSH 1 |
| 1st |
12:48 |
Washington Capitals |
Pierre-Luc Dubois (1) |
Dylan Strome (30), John Carlson (36) |
Power play |
NSH 0, WSH 2 |
| 2nd |
08:42 |
Washington Capitals |
Jakob Chychrun (20) |
Unassisted |
Even strength |
NSH 0, WSH 3 |
| 2nd |
17:40 |
Nashville Predators |
Jonathan Marchessault (10) |
Erik Haula (20), Adam Wilsby (10) |
Even strength |
NSH 1, WSH 3 |
| 3rd |
01:17 |
Nashville Predators |
Michael McCarron (5) |
Cole Smith (4), Adam Wilsby (11) |
Even strength |
NSH 2, WSH 3 |
| 3rd |
13:11 |
Washington Capitals |
Jakob Chychrun (21) |
Dylan Strome (31), Alex Ovechkin (26) |
Power play |
NSH 2, WSH 4 |
Numbers in brackets are the player's season totals after the goal.
Team stats
Team stats, Nashville Predators at Washington Capitals
| Stat |
Nashville Predators |
Washington Capitals |
| Shots on goal |
29 |
30 |
| Power play |
0 of 4 |
2 of 6 |
| Penalty minutes |
12 |
8 |
| Hits |
18 |
26 |
| Blocked shots |
8 |
18 |
| Giveaways |
15 |
15 |
| Takeaways |
4 |
3 |
| Faceoffs won |
28/54 (51.9%) |
26/54 (48.1%) |
Box score
Nashville Predators
Nashville Predators 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 9 F. Forsberg |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
16:15 |
| Number 17 T. Jost |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
80% |
09:30 |
| Number 36 C. Smith |
R |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
|
14:25 |
| Number 47 M. McCarron |
C |
1 |
0 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
4 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
44.4% |
15:45 |
| Number 49 R. Schaefer |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
|
06:33 |
| Number 56 E. Haula |
L |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
63.6% |
18:34 |
| Number 58 M. Bunting |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
14:57 |
| Number 77 L. Evangelista |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
18:13 |
| Number 81 J. Marchessault |
R |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
4 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
17:07 |
| Number 89 O. Wiesblatt |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
06:31 |
| Number 90 R. O'Reilly |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
53.3% |
21:11 |
| Number 91 S. Stamkos |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
20% |
18:33 |
| Number 20 J. Barron |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
2 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
|
18:46 |
| Number 41 N. Hague |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
17:09 |
| Number 48 N. Perbix |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
16:08 |
| Number 59 R. Josi |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
28:18 |
| Number 76 B. Skjei |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
18:44 |
| Number 83 A. Wilsby |
D |
0 |
2 |
2 |
+1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
16:38 |
Nashville Predators goalies
| Goalie |
SAShots against | SVSaves | GAGoals against | SV%Save percentage | TOITime on ice | DECDecision |
| Number 29 J. Annunen |
30 |
26 |
4 |
.867 |
56:41 |
Loss |
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 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
13:15 |
| Number 9 R. Leonard |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
|
13:45 |
| Number 17 D. Strome |
C |
0 |
2 |
2 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
70% |
11:51 |
| Number 21 A. Protas |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
50% |
18:16 |
| Number 22 B. Duhaime |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
13:21 |
| Number 26 N. Dowd |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
27.8% |
18:20 |
| Number 29 H. Lapierre |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
100% |
07:02 |
| Number 34 J. Sourdif |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
50% |
14:30 |
| Number 43 T. Wilson |
R |
1 |
0 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
2 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
|
19:32 |
| Number 53 E. Frank |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
3 |
0 |
|
13:49 |
| Number 72 A. Beauvillier |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
17:47 |
| Number 80 P. Dubois |
C |
1 |
1 |
2 |
+1 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
64.3% |
17:35 |
| Number 3 M. Roy |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
|
21:05 |
| Number 6 J. Chychrun |
D |
2 |
1 |
3 |
+1 |
0 |
7 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
|
29:21 |
| Number 38 R. Sandin |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
21:08 |
| Number 42 M. Fehérváry |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
1 |
0 |
|
18:57 |
| Number 57 T. van Riemsdyk |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
|
16:07 |
| Number 74 J. Carlson |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
|
07:03 |
Washington Capitals goalies
| Goalie |
SAShots against | SVSaves | GAGoals against | SV%Save percentage | TOITime on ice | DECDecision |
| Number 48 L. Thompson |
29 |
27 |
2 |
.931 |
59:16 |
Win |
Penalties
Penalties, Nashville Predators at Washington Capitals
| Period |
Time |
Team |
Player |
Infraction |
Minutes |
| 1st |
10:54 |
Nashville Predators |
Ozzy Wiesblatt |
Tripping |
2 |
| 1st |
15:35 |
Washington Capitals |
Alex Ovechkin |
Interference |
2 |
| 1st |
17:47 |
Nashville Predators |
Brady Skjei |
Tripping |
2 |
| 2nd |
02:52 |
Washington Capitals |
Ryan Leonard |
Cross checking |
2 |
| 2nd |
03:39 |
Nashville Predators |
Jonathan Marchessault |
Slashing |
2 |
| 2nd |
15:15 |
Nashville Predators |
Erik Haula |
High sticking |
2 |
| 2nd |
15:19 |
Washington Capitals |
Justin Sourdif |
Hooking |
2 |
| 3rd |
10:14 |
Nashville Predators |
Brady Skjei |
Tripping |
2 |
| 3rd |
13:03 |
Nashville Predators |
Jonathan Marchessault |
Slashing |
2 |
| 3rd |
15:26 |
Washington Capitals |
Rasmus Sandin |
Slashing |
2 |
Game information
- Nashville Predators head coach
- Andrew Brunette
- Washington Capitals head coach
- Spencer Carbery
- Referees
- Kelly Sutherland, Justin Kea
- Linesmen
- Kyle Flemington, Julien Fournier
- Nashville Predators scratches
- Nick Blankenburg
- Washington Capitals scratches
- Dylan McIlrath, Sonny Milano, Declan Chisholm
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Final
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Sources and further reading
Nashville Predators 
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