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 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).

Every player rated

Chirp Rating, 3.0 to 10.0

Team stats

WSHCGY

22Blocked Shots17

17Hits21

3Takeaways4

38Shots26

0Power Play Goals1

3Power Play Opportunities2

0.0Power Play Percentage50.0

0Short Handed Goals0

0Shootout Goals0

35Faceoffs Won31

53.0Faceoff Win Percent47.0

18Giveaways16

4Total Penalties5

16Penalty Minutes18

Player of the game

Martin Fehervary

WSH · 2 A, 2 SOG

7.9

Deserved to win

82%

WSH · 4.81 xG

18%

CGY · 2.39 xG

Capitals created better chances: they win this game 82% of the time

Play by play

End of the 3rd period
P3 0:09
Faceoff win vs N. Kadri
Nic Dowd faceoff won against Nazem Kadri
N. Dowd
P3 0:09
Penalty: penalty
Hendrix Lapierre Closing hand on puck
H. Lapierre · 1 G
P3 0:14
TO
Giveaway
Giveaway by Rasmus Sandin
R. Sandin
P3 0:18
Wrist shot wide right
Yegor Sharangovich Wrist Shot Wide Right
Y. Sharangovich
P3 0:53
Faceoff win vs H. Lapierre
Mikael Backlund faceoff won against Hendrix Lapierre
M. Backlund
GOALP3 0:53
Goal! Wrist shot
A. Ovechkin · 1 G
Alex Ovechkin Goal (21) Wrist Shot, assists: Dylan Strome (28), Martin Fehervary (16)
WSH 3 - 1 CGY
P3 1:15
Shot blocked by R. Sandin
Matt Coronato shot blocked by Rasmus Sandin
M. Coronato
P3 1:45
Shot blocked by M. Roy
Mikael Backlund shot blocked by Matt Roy
M. Backlund
P3 2:00
TO
Giveaway
Giveaway by Matt Roy
M. Roy
P3 2:42
Shot blocked by T. van Riemsdyk
Brayden Pachal shot blocked by Trevor van Riemsdyk
B. Pachal
P3 3:38
Shot blocked by E. Frank
MacKenzie Weegar shot blocked by Ethen Frank
M. Weegar
P3 4:32
Wrist shot on goal
Justin Sourdif Wrist Shot saved by Devin Cooley
J. Sourdif · 1 A
P3 4:52
TO
Takeaway
Takeaway by Kevin Bahl
K. Bahl
P3 5:04
Wrist shot on goal
MacKenzie Weegar Wrist Shot saved by Logan Thompson
M. Weegar
P3 5:23
Faceoff win vs Y. Sharangovich
Dylan Strome faceoff won against Yegor Sharangovich
D. Strome · 1 A
P3 5:23
Penalty: penalty
Tom Wilson Misconduct
T. Wilson · 1 A
P3 5:24
Wrist shot on goal
Joel Farabee Wrist Shot saved by Logan Thompson
J. Farabee
P3 5:33
Shot blocked by Z. Whitecloud
John Carlson shot blocked by Zach Whitecloud
J. Carlson · 1 A
P3 6:00
Face off
Mikael Backlund faceoff won against Dylan Strome
P3 6:00
Penalty: penalty
Yan Kuznetsov High-sticking against Tom Wilson
Y. Kuznetsov
P3 6:13
Face off
Justin Sourdif faceoff won against Nazem Kadri
P3 6:20
Big hit on J. Chychrun
Nazem Kadri hit Jakob Chychrun
N. Kadri
P3 6:22
Big hit on M. Coronato
Jakob Chychrun hit Matt Coronato
J. Chychrun
P3 6:44
Faceoff win vs J. Sourdif
Nazem Kadri faceoff won against Justin Sourdif
N. Kadri