WSH
WSH
Washington Capitals
1-0-0 · W1 · L10: 1-0-0
W
W
W
W
L
W
L
W
W
W
Final
5—2
2026-10-02 · Lenovo Center
CAR
CAR
Carolina Hurricanes
0-1-1 · L1 · L10: 0-1-1
OT
W
SO
W
W
W
L
W
W
W
CAR controlled xG 4.0 to 3.2 but WSH won on execution

xG Flow

CUMULATIVE
012341ST2ND3RD
WSH xG
3.24
ACTUAL
5 — 2
CAR xG
4.02

Scoring Timeline

0.18
HIGH xG
WSH1P 06:33Even Strength
Alex Tuch
89
Alex Tuch(1)
R · WSH · #89
Pierre-Luc Dubois (1), Alex Ovechkin (1)
WSH 1 - 0 CAR
0.35
HIGH xG
WSH1P 11:33Even Strength
Cole Hutson
Cole Hutson(1)
D · WSH
Ilya Protas (1), Aliaksei Protas (1)
WSH 2 - 0 CAR
0.48
HIGH xG
WSH1P 14:23Even Strength
Alex Tuch
89
Alex Tuch(2)
R · WSH · #89
Pierre-Luc Dubois (2), Tom Wilson (1)
WSH 3 - 0 CAR
0.03
LOW xG
WSH2P 01:36Power Play
Jakob Chychrun
6
Jakob Chychrun(1)
D · WSH · #6
Dylan Strome (1)
WSH 4 - 0 CAR
0.17
HIGH xG
CAR2P 16:50Power Play
Sebastian Aho
20
Sebastian Aho(1)
C · CAR · #20
Andrei Svechnikov (1), Jackson Blake (1)
WSH 4 - 1 CAR
0.16
HIGH xG
WSH2P 16:58Even Strength
Ryan Leonard
9
Ryan Leonard(1)
R · WSH · #9
Dylan Strome (2), Jakob Chychrun (1)
WSH 5 - 1 CAR
0.12
HIGH xG
CAR3P 10:50Even Strength
Logan Stankoven
22
Logan Stankoven(1)
C · CAR · #22
K'Andre Miller (1), William Carrier (1)
WSH 5 - 2 CAR

Three Stars

PUCKLAB PICKS
★1
Logan Thompson
48
Logan Thompson
G · WSH · #48
31/33 saves, .939 SV%, +2.2 GSAx
★2
Brandon Bussi
30
Brandon Bussi
G · CAR · #30
22/27 saves, .814 SV%, -1.2 GSAx
★3
Alex Tuch
89
Alex Tuch
R · WSH · #89
2G, 3 SOG, 1 HIT

Team Stats

WSHCAR
27Shots33
3.24xGF4.02
42.7CF%57.3
53.2FO%46.8
1/2PP1/6
19Hits32
28Blocks9
18Giveaways12
3Takeaways3
16PIM18

Period Breakdown

PeriodWSH SOGCAR SOGWSH xGCAR xG
1st12112.320.58
2nd7150.622.64
3rd350.300.80
Total22313.244.02

Penalties

13 TOTAL
1P 02:21
WSH
Pierre-Luc Duboisroughing (2 min)
Drawn by Sean Walker
1P 02:21
CAR
Sean Walkerroughing (2 min)
Drawn by Pierre-Luc Dubois
2P 01:09
CAR
Charles-Alexis Legaultslashing (2 min)
Drawn by Justin Sourdif
2P 04:38
WSH
Pierre-Luc Duboiscross-checking (2 min)
Drawn by Sean Walker
2P 08:57
WSH
Jakob Chychruntripping (2 min)
Drawn by Nikolaj Ehlers
2P 15:30
WSH
Cole Hutsoninterference (2 min)
Drawn by Andrei Svechnikov
2P 18:21
WSH
Teamtoo-many-men-on-the-ice (2 min)
3P 01:58
WSH
Cole Hutsonholding (2 min)
Drawn by William Carrier
3P 07:17
WSH
Martin Fehérvárycross-checking (2 min)
Drawn by Andrei Svechnikov
3P 13:15
CAR
Taylor Halltripping (2 min)
Drawn by Alex Tuch
3P 19:18
WSH
Justin Sourdifcross-checking (2 min)
Drawn by Taylor Hall
3P 19:18
CAR
Sebastian Ahoroughing (2 min)
Drawn by Anthony Beauvillier
3P 19:18
CAR
Charles-Alexis Legaultmisconduct (10 min)