COL
Colorado Avalanche
52-16-11 · OT1 · L10: 6-3-1
W
SO
L
L
W
L
W
W
W
W
Final/OT
3—2
2026-03-22 · Capital One Arena
WSH
Washington Capitals
42-30-9 · W3 · L10: 7-3-0
W
W
SO
W
L
W
L
L
L
W
WSH controlled xG 2.4 to 2.4 but COL won on execution · COL controlled 59.2% of 5v5 shot attempts · Decided in overtime
xG Flow
CUMULATIVECOL xG
2.39
ACTUAL
3 — 2
WSH xG
2.42
Scoring Timeline
0.12
HIGH xG
Justin Sourdif(14)
R · WSH
Connor McMichael (25), Matt Roy (15)COL 0 - 1 WSH
0.34
HIGH xG
92
Gabriel Landeskog(10)
L · COL · #92
Martin Necas (53)COL 1 - 1 WSH
0.14
HIGH xG
10
Nicolas Roy(8)
C · COL · #10
Zakhar Bardakov (9)COL 2 - 1 WSH
0.07
MED xG
8
Alex Ovechkin(26)
L · WSH · #8
Dylan Strome (35), Cole Hutson (1)COL 2 - 2 WSH
0.16
HIGH xG
11
Brock Nelson(32)
C · COL · #11
Martin Necas (54), Devon Toews (16)COL 3 - 2 WSH
Three Stars
PUCKLAB PICKS★1
39
Mackenzie Blackwood
G · COL · #39
20/22 saves, .909 SV%, +0.5 GSAx
★2
48
Logan Thompson
G · WSH · #48
21/24 saves, .875 SV%, +0.3 GSAx
★3
88
Martin Necas
C · COL · #88
2A, 2 SOG, 1 HIT
Team Stats
COLWSH
24Shots22
2.39xGF2.42
59.2CF%40.8
59.6FO%40.4
0/2PP1/5
15Hits18
5Blocks13
13Giveaways12
7Takeaways2
10PIM4
Period Breakdown
| Period | COL SOG | WSH SOG | COL xG | WSH xG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 6 | 7 | 0.62 | 0.94 |
| 2nd | 8 | 7 | 0.54 | 0.68 |
| 3rd | 5 | 6 | 0.78 | 0.80 |
| OT | 2 | 0 | 0.45 | 0.00 |
| Total | 21 | 20 | 2.39 | 2.42 |
Penalties
7 TOTAL1P 03:14
Cole Hutsonholding (2 min)
Drawn by Nathan MacKinnon1P 05:23
Nicolas Royhigh-sticking (2 min)
Drawn by Trevor van Riemsdyk1P 14:50
Parker Kellyslashing (2 min)
Drawn by Matt Roy2P 04:29
Alex Ovechkinhooking (2 min)
Drawn by Cale Makar2P 16:17
Brent Burnshigh-sticking (2 min)
Drawn by Anthony Beauvillier3P 07:34
Josh Mansontripping (2 min)
Drawn by Aliaksei Protas3P 13:57
Gabriel Landeskogholding (2 min)
Drawn by Aliaksei Protas