Washington Capitals 5–6 Dallas Stars
- Season
- NHL
- 2026
NHL: Dallas Stars beat Washington Capitals 6–5.
Game leaders
3Jordan KyrouPoints
4Jason Robertson
5Jakob ChychrunShots on goal5Jason Robertson
9Charlie LindgrenSaves
20Jake Oettinger
Three stars
- ★ First starJason RobertsonDallas Stars · 3 G · 1 A · 5 SOG
★ Second starRoope HintzDallas Stars · 1 G · 2 A · 2 SOG
★ Third starRyan LeonardWashington Capitals · 1 G · 1 A · 2 SOG
Picked by formula, not by vote. Skaters: 3 a goal, 2 an assist, 0.25 a shot on goal, 0.5 a plus-minus point, 0.1 a hit, block or takeaway, less 0.1 a giveaway. Goaltenders: 0.15 a save, less 1 a goal against, plus 1 for the win.
Scoring
Goals and assists from the box score. PPG is a power-play goal.
Washington Capitals
- Jordan Kyrou●1 G · 2 A · 1 PPG
- Jakob Chychrun●1 G · 1 A · 1 PPG
- Ryan Leonard●1 G · 1 A
- Justin Sourdif●1 G
- Boone Jenner●1 G
Assists: Dylan Strome 2, Cole Hutson 1, Ilya Protas 1, Martin Fehérváry 1, Anthony Beauvillier 1
Dallas Stars
- Jason Robertson●●●3 G · 1 A · 1 PPG
- Roope Hintz●1 G · 2 A
- Mikko Rantanen●1 G
- Joel Kiviranta●1 G
Assists: Wyatt Johnston 2, Thomas Harley 2, Esa Lindell 1, Jamie Benn 1, Tyler Myers 1, Radek Faksa 1, Arttu Hyry 1
In goal
Saves and shots faced, at even strength, against the power play and short-handed.
- Even strength7/9
- Short-handed2/2
- Even strength17/20
- Against the power play2/4
- Short-handed1/1
Key stats
- 25Shots on goal22
- 20Shooting %27.3
- 2Power-play goals1
Facts
From each side's recent results and their meetings, before this game.
Washington Capitals: 3 won, 2 lost in their last 5 games.
Dallas Stars: 3 won, 2 lost in their last 5 games.
- Their last meeting: Washington Capitals 1–4 Dallas Stars.
Recent form
Standings
| POS | Team | GP | W | L | OTL | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | 18 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 22 | |
| 9 | 15 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 18 | |
| 10 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 18 | |
| 11 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 18 | |
| 12 | 17 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 20 | |
| 15 | 16 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 14 | |
| 16 | 17 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 18 | |
| 17 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 16 | |
| 18 | 17 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 18 | |
| 19 | 17 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 18 |
- Washington Capitals
- Dallas Stars
Shooting
- 25Shots on goal22
- 20Shooting %27.3
- 2Power-play goals1
Physical play
- 24Hits18
- 8Blocked shots18
Puck control
- 42.7Faceoffs won %70.4
- 7Takeaways4
- 13Giveaways9
Goaltending
- 16Saves20
- 72.7Save %80
Discipline
- 2Penalty minutes4
Shots and finishing
Washington Capitals took 53% of the shots on goal.
- Washington Capitals
- Dallas Stars
2522
- Shooting %
- 20.0%27.3%
- Save %
- 72.7%80.0%
- Shooting + save %
- 92.7107.3
Shooting % plus save % is hockey's PDO: 100 is par, and a side far above it was finishing and saving better than usual.
Ice time
Minutes on the ice for each skater, the most used first. Who a coach trusted tells you as much as who scored.
Washington Capitals
- Jakob Chychrun26:50
- Cole Hutson22:04
- Matt Roy20:56
- Alex Tuch18:34
- Martin Fehérváry18:02
- Dylan Strome17:48
- Alex Ovechkin17:26
- Tom Wilson17:26
- Pierre-Luc Dubois17:18
- Jordan Kyrou17:03
Dallas Stars
- Esa Lindell26:32
- Thomas Harley24:43
- Tyler Myers21:19
- Mikko Rantanen18:51
- Nils Lundkvist18:40
- Jason Robertson17:05
- Sam Steel16:47
- Wyatt Johnston16:13
- Lian Bichsel15:57
- Arttu Hyry15:25
Skaters
| 44Cole HutsonD | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 22:04 |
| 3Matt RoyD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0% | 0 | 1 | 2 | 25 | 20:56 |
| 25Jordan KyrouRW | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 1 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 17:03 |
| 34Justin SourdifRW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 20% | 0 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 13:05 |
| 8Alex OvechkinLW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0% | 0 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 17:26 |
| 6Jakob ChychrunD | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 1 | 0 | 2 | 25 | 26:50 |
| 9Ryan LeonardRW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 12:56 |
| 22Boone JennerC | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 46% | 0 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 15:12 |
| 62Ilya ProtasLW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 50% | 0 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 12:04 |
| 80Pierre-Luc DuboisLW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 38% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 17:18 |
| 17Dylan StromeC | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 41% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 17:48 |
| 43Tom WilsonRW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0 | 3 | 18 | 17:26 |
| 21Aliaksei ProtasC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0% | 0 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 15:22 |
| 27Timothy LiljegrenD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 12:38 |
| 89Alex TuchRW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0% | 0 | 1 | 2 | 21 | 18:34 |
| 6Jack St. IvanyD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 12:39 |
| 42Martin FehérváryD | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0% | 0 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 18:02 |
| 72Anthony BeauvillierR | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 67% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 12:02 |
Goaltenders
| 48Logan ThompsonG | 11 | 7 | 4 | 63.6% | 6/9 | 0/1 | 1/1 | 25:17 |
| 79Charlie LindgrenG | 11 | 9 | 2 | 81.8% | 7/9 | – | 2/2 | 31:49 |
| POS | Team | GP | W | L | OTL | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 18 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 26 | |
| 2 | 18 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 24 | |
| 3 | 17 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 24 | |
| 4 | 17 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 22 | |
| 5 | 15 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 20 | |
| 6 | 16 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 20 | |
| 7 | 16 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 22 | |
| 8 | 18 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 22 | |
| 9 | 15 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 18 | |
| 10 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 18 | |
| 11 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 18 | |
| 12 | 17 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 20 | |
| 13 | 17 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 20 | |
| 14 | 16 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 16 | |
| 15 | 16 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 14 | |
| 16 | 17 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 18 | |
| 17 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 16 | |
| 18 | 17 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 18 | |
| 19 | 17 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 18 | |
| 20 | 15 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 14 | |
| 21 | 17 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 16 | |
| 22 | 17 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 | |
| 23 | 16 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 | |
| 24 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 14 | |
| 25 | 17 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 14 | |
| 26 | 17 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 12 | |
| 27 | 14 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 10 | |
| 28 | 18 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 14 | |
| 29 | 16 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 10 | |
| 30 | 18 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 8 | |
| 31 | 17 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 8 | |
| 32 | 18 | 3 | 14 | 0 | 6 |