Washington Capitals vs Calgary Flames

NHL

Capitals

25-21-6, 56 PTS

3-1

Final

Flames

21-25-5, 47 PTS

Scotiabank Saddledome

TV: Sportsnet

On the ice

WSH shoots leftCGY shoots right

Shots on goal

	1st	2nd	3rd	T
WSH	8	17	13	38
CGY	16	4	6	26

In net

Logan Thompson25/26 SV, .962

Devin Cooley35/37 SV, .946

Team	1	2	3	T
WSH	0	1	2	3
CGY	1	0	0	1

Who won: Capitals 3-1

The Washington Capitals beat the Calgary Flames 3-1 on Friday, January 23, 2026 at Scotiabank Saddledome. The Capitals lead the series 1-0. The Capitals outscored the Flames 2-0 in the 3rd period. Alex Ovechkin led the Capitals in goals (1). Morgan Frost led the Flames in goals (1).

Play by play

End of the 3rd period
End of the 3rd period
P3 0:09
Nic Dowd faceoff won against Nazem Kadri
P3 0:09
Hendrix Lapierre Closing hand on puck
P3 0:14
TO
Giveaway by Rasmus Sandin
P3 0:18
Yegor Sharangovich Wrist Shot Wide Right
P3 0:53
Mikael Backlund faceoff won against Hendrix Lapierre
GOALP3 0:53
Goal! Wrist shot
Alex Ovechkin
Alex Ovechkin Goal (21) Wrist Shot, assists: Dylan Strome (28), Martin Fehervary (16)
WSH 3 - 1 CGY
P3 1:15
Matt Coronato shot blocked by Rasmus Sandin
P3 1:45
Mikael Backlund shot blocked by Matt Roy
P3 2:00
TO
Giveaway by Matt Roy
P3 2:42
Brayden Pachal shot blocked by Trevor van Riemsdyk
P3 3:38
MacKenzie Weegar shot blocked by Ethen Frank
P3 4:32
Justin Sourdif Wrist Shot saved by Devin Cooley
P3 4:52
TO
Takeaway by Kevin Bahl
P3 5:04
MacKenzie Weegar Wrist Shot saved by Logan Thompson
P3 5:23
Dylan Strome faceoff won against Yegor Sharangovich
P3 5:23
Tom Wilson Misconduct
P3 5:24
Joel Farabee Wrist Shot saved by Logan Thompson
P3 5:33
John Carlson shot blocked by Zach Whitecloud
P3 6:00
Mikael Backlund faceoff won against Dylan Strome
P3 6:00
Yan Kuznetsov High-sticking against Tom Wilson
P3 6:13
Justin Sourdif faceoff won against Nazem Kadri
P3 6:20
Nazem Kadri hit Jakob Chychrun
P3 6:22
Jakob Chychrun hit Matt Coronato