DAL
DAL
Dallas Stars
48-20-12 · W3 · L10: 5-4-1
L
OT
L
L
SO
OT
W
W
W
W
Final
4—1
2026-01-07 · Capital One Arena
WSH
WSH
Washington Capitals
42-30-9 · W3 · L10: 7-3-0
W
SO
L
W
L
W
L
OT
L
W
DAL dominated expected goals 7.0 to 2.2 · DAL controlled 55.6% of 5v5 shot attempts

xG Flow

CUMULATIVE
012341ST2ND3RD
DAL xG
6.98
ACTUAL
4 — 1
WSH xG
2.23

Scoring Timeline

0.28
HIGH xG
DAL1P 03:06Power Play
Radek Faksa
12
Radek Faksa(2)
C · DAL · #12
Esa Lindell (14)
DAL 1 - 0 WSH
0.41
HIGH xG
DAL2P 02:374 on 4
Sam Steel
18
Sam Steel(7)
C · DAL · #18
Thomas Harley (14), Matt Duchene (6)
DAL 2 - 0 WSH
0.15
HIGH xG
DAL3P 13:31Even Strength
Wyatt Johnston
53
Wyatt Johnston(24)
C · DAL · #53
Sam Steel (9)
DAL 3 - 0 WSH
0.05
MED xG
WSH3P 17:41Power Play
Alex Ovechkin
8
Alex Ovechkin(18)
L · WSH · #8
John Carlson (23), Jakob Chychrun (17)
DAL 3 - 1 WSH
1.04
HIGH xG
DAL3P 19:41Power Play
Roope Hintz
24
Roope Hintz(13)
C · DAL · #24
DAL 4 - 1 WSH

Three Stars

PUCKLAB PICKS
★1
Logan Thompson
48
Logan Thompson
G · WSH · #48
32/35 saves, .914 SV%, +1.1 GSAx
★2
Casey DeSmith
1
Casey DeSmith
G · DAL · #1
23/24 saves, .958 SV%, +1.3 GSAx
★3
Roope Hintz
24
Roope Hintz
C · DAL · #24
1G, 12 SOG, 1 HIT

Team Stats

DALWSH
36Shots24
6.98xGF2.23
55.6CF%44.4
44.4FO%55.6
0/2PP0/2
16Hits22
11Blocks16
13Giveaways24
3Takeaways6
11PIM11

Period Breakdown

PeriodDAL SOGWSH SOGDAL xGWSH xG
1st960.830.80
2nd951.300.37
3rd14124.851.06
Total32236.982.23

Penalties

8 TOTAL
1P 02:44
DAL
Ilya Lyubushkinholding (2 min)
Drawn by Jakob Chychrun
1P 03:16
WSH
Connor McMichaelabuse-of-officials (2 min)
2P 01:12
WSH
Brandon Duhaimeroughing (2 min)
Drawn by Ilya Lyubushkin
2P 01:12
DAL
Ilya Lyubushkinroughing (2 min)
Drawn by Brandon Duhaime
2P 12:53
DAL
Ilya Lyubushkinfighting (5 min)
Drawn by Brandon Duhaime
2P 12:53
WSH
Brandon Duhaimefighting (5 min)
Drawn by Ilya Lyubushkin
2P 15:55
DAL
Mikko Rantanenslashing (2 min)
Drawn by Justin Sourdif
3P 04:57
WSH
Nic Dowdhooking (2 min)
Drawn by Jason Robertson