WSH 5–2 CAR

Final · W

Capitals/Schedule/Recap Fri, Oct 2, 2026 · 2026-27 regular season

Washington Capitals

WSH · 1-0-0

5–2

FinalW

Carolina Hurricanes

CAR · 0-1-1

1ST2ND3RDT WSH 3152903527 CAR 01111616233 goals · shots on goal

First meeting this season — the Capitals lead the season series 1–0

WSH 1-0-0 · CAR 0-1-1 · First meeting this season — the Capitals lead the season series 1–0

Capitals beat the Hurricanes

The Capitals earned it: 3.5 expected goals to 2.2, and a 5–2 win to show for it. Logan Thompson stopped 1.6 more goals than an average goalie would have.

▶ Recap ↗ ▶ Condensed game ↗

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★ NHL first starAlex Tuch

WSH · RW · #89 2 G · 0 A · 2 P

Who had the better chances

The Capitals created the better chances: 3.5 expected goals to 2.2, on 27 and 33 shots on goal.

WSH 3.5 xG · 27 shots CAR 2.2 xG · 33 shots

0

1

2

3

1st · the swing 2.2 · 0.4

2nd 0.7 · 1.2

3rd 0.5 · 0.6

Tap a numbered goal to see how it happened.

Deserve to winReplay this game 100 times with average goalies and the Capitals win 70.

WSH 70%CAR 30%

Goals and penalties

7 goals · 7 penalties

← Capitals shoot this way Hurricanes shoot this way →

On net Missed Bigger = better chance 1Goal, numbered to the list

1st period

PEN

02:21

Sean Walker· Roughing

Offsetting

2 min
Minor

PEN

02:21

Pierre-Luc Dubois· Roughing

Offsetting

2 min
Minor

1

06:33

Alex Tuch GWG

Pierre-Luc Dubois, Alex Ovechkin · wrist shot, a good chance (19%)

1–0 ▶ Watch ↗

2

11:33

Cole Hutson

Ilya Protas, Aliaksei Protas · snap shot, a good chance (15%)

2–0 ▶ Watch ↗

3

14:23

Alex Tuch GWG

Pierre-Luc Dubois, Tom Wilson · backhand shot on a rebound, a great chance (39%)

3–0 ▶ Watch ↗

2nd period

PEN

01:09

Charles Alexis Legault· Slashing

Chychrun scored on this power play

2 min
Minor

4

01:36

Jakob Chychrun PP

Dylan Strome · Power play (Legault, slashing) · snap shot, a low-percentage shot (6%) that found a way in

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PEN

04:38

Pierre-Luc Dubois· Cross-checking

Killed

2 min
Minor

PEN

08:57

Jakob Chychrun· Tripping

Killed

2 min
Minor

PEN

15:30

Cole Hutson· Interference

Aho scored on this power play

2 min
Minor

5

16:50

Sebastian Aho PP

Andrei Svechnikov, Jackson Blake · Power play (Hutson, interference) · snap shot, a low-percentage shot (3%) that found a way in

4–1 ▶ Watch ↗

6

16:58

Ryan Leonard

Dylan Strome, Jakob Chychrun · snap shot, a great chance (25%)

5–1 ▶ Watch ↗

PEN

18:21

Bench· Too many men on the ice

Killed

2 min
Bench minor

3rd period

7

10:50

Logan Stankoven

K'Andre Miller, William Carrier · tip in shot, a low-percentage shot (7%) that found a way in

5–2 ▶ Watch ↗

NHL three stars

the league's pick

WSH · RW · #89 2 G · 0 A · 2 P2G 0A ★ 2nd star

Logan Thompson

WSH · G · #48 SV% .939 · 31 savesSV% .939 ★ 3rd star

Jakob Chychrun

WSH · D · #6 1 G · 1 A · 2 P1G 1A

Goaltending

Logan Thompson

WSH

+1.6

vs expected

31/33 saves · 2 GA · 3.6 xGA Stopped 1.6 more goals than an average goalie would have.

Brandon Bussi

CAR

−1.4

vs expected

22/27 saves · 5 GA · 3.6 xGA Allowed 1.4 more goals than expected from the shots he faced.

Team WSHCAR

Shots on goal

27

33

Expected goals

3.5

2.2

Hits

0

0

Blocks

0

0

Faceoffs

58%

42%

Power play

1/1

1/4

Penalty minutes

14

18

The Capitals went 1-for-1 on the power play and allowed 1 on 4 Hurricanes power plays.

Box score

xG and GSAx are Inside the Game numbers

Forwards	G	A	P	+/−	PIM	S	Hits	Blk	TOI	Shifts	FO%	PPG	GV	TK	xG
21Aliaksei ProtasA. ProtasLW	0	1	1	+1	0	2	0	0	17:36	23	67%	0	0	0	0.4
89Alex TuchA. TuchRW	2	0	2	+2	0	3	0	0	16:38	23	25%	0	1	1	0.7
43Tom WilsonT. WilsonRW	0	1	1	+1	0	0	0	0	16:37	23	—	0	1	0	0.0
22Boone JennerB. JennerC	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	16:18	23	76%	0	4	1	0.1
72Anthony BeauvillierA. BeauvillierRW	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	13:55	18	—	0	0	0	0.2
17Dylan StromeD. StromeC	0	2	2	0	0	2	0	0	13:11	19	62%	0	1	0	0.3
34Justin SourdifJ. SourdifC	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	13:00	18	—	0	1	0	0.0
8Alex OvechkinA. OvechkinLW	0	1	1	+1	0	1	0	0	12:46	21	—	0	1	0	0.1
25Jordan KyrouJ. KyrouRW	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	12:16	16	—	0	1	0	0.3
9Ryan LeonardR. LeonardRW	1	0	1	+1	0	3	0	0	12:08	17	—	0	0	0	0.6
80Pierre-Luc DuboisP. DuboisC	0	2	2	+2	4	1	0	0	12:08	19	54%	0	0	0	0.1
62Ilya ProtasI. ProtasLW	0	1	1	+1	0	0	0	0	11:32	14	20%	0	2	0	0.0

Defense	G	A	P	+/−	PIM	S	Hits	Blk	TOI	Shifts	FO%	PPG	GV	TK	xG
3Matt RoyM. RoyD	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	22:29	25	—	0	0	1	0.0
73Vincent DesharnaisV. DesharnaisD	0	0	0	+2	0	0	0	0	21:15	22	—	0	1	0	0.0
42Martin FehérváryM. FehérváryD	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	19:29	26	—	0	0	0	0.3
6Jakob ChychrunJ. ChychrunD	1	1	2	+1	2	3	0	0	18:51	23	—	1	0	0	0.1
27Timothy LiljegrenT. LiljegrenD	0	0	0	+1	0	0	0	0	18:48	20	—	0	1	0	0.0
44Cole HutsonC. HutsonD	1	0	1	+2	4	3	0	0	17:08	22	—	0	3	0	0.3

Goalies	Saves	SA	GA	Sv%	EV	PP	SH	TOI	GS	GSAx
48Logan ThompsonL. ThompsonG	31	33	2	.939	17/18	14/15	0/0	59:53	✓	+1.6

Forwards	G	A	P	+/−	PIM	S	Hits	Blk	TOI	Shifts	FO%	PPG	GV	TK	xG
22Logan StankovenL. StankovenC	1	0	1	−1	0	4	0	0	20:15	23	23%	0	0	0	0.2
37Andrei SvechnikovA. SvechnikovRW	0	1	1	0	0	6	0	0	19:51	22	—	0	0	1	0.3
53Jackson BlakeJ. BlakeRW	0	1	1	−1	0	3	0	0	19:27	19	—	0	0	1	0.2
27Nikolaj EhlersN. EhlersLW	0	0	0	−2	0	4	0	0	19:02	23	—	0	0	0	0.5
20Sebastian AhoS. AhoC	1	0	1	0	2	2	0	0	18:39	20	64%	1	0	0	0.1
11Jordan StaalJ. StaalC	0	0	0	−1	0	3	0	0	14:54	25	52%	0	0	0	0.3
71Taylor HallT. HallLW	0	0	0	−2	2	1	0	0	13:34	19	100%	0	1	0	0.0
48Jordan MartinookJ. MartinookLW	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	12:47	20	100%	0	0	0	0.0
77Mark JankowskiM. JankowskiLW	0	0	0	−1	0	0	0	0	12:35	17	46%	0	1	0	0.0
50Eric RobinsonE. RobinsonLW	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	11:44	18	—	0	2	0	0.0
28William CarrierW. CarrierLW	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	11:30	14	—	0	1	0	0.0
44Nicolas DeslauriersN. DeslauriersLW	0	0	0	−1	0	0	0	0	9:25	13	—	0	1	0	0.0

Defense	G	A	P	+/−	PIM	S	Hits	Blk	TOI	Shifts	FO%	PPG	GV	TK	xG
4Shayne GostisbehereS. GostisbehereD	0	0	0	−1	0	0	0	0	22:40	22	—	0	0	1	0.0
19K'Andre MillerK. MillerD	0	1	1	−1	0	0	0	0	22:11	26	—	0	1	0	0.0
26Sean WalkerS. WalkerD	0	0	0	−2	2	2	0	0	19:05	27	—	0	1	0	0.1
74Jaccob SlavinJ. SlavinD	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	18:32	23	—	0	1	0	0.3
5Jalen ChatfieldJ. ChatfieldD	0	0	0	−2	0	0	0	0	17:33	23	—	0	1	0	0.0
62Charles Alexis LegaultC. Alexis LegaultD	0	0	0	0	12	1	0	0	11:07	17	—	0	1	0	0.0

Goalies	Saves	SA	GA	Sv%	EV	PP	SH	TOI	GS	GSAx
32Brandon BussiB. BussiG	22	27	5	.815	20/24	1/2	1/1	60:00	✓	−1.4

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Last night's Cap Challenge

3 squads played

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PointsRyan Otto

4 pts · $32.4M

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5 shots · $27.0M

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53 saves · $7.8M

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