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24-20-6
Washington Capitals
2
SOG: 24
34-5-8
Colorado Avalanche
5
SOG: 44
Ball Arena - Denver
OFF
January 19, 2026 at 9:00 PM
POSTGAME
Scoring Summary
WSH
J. Chychrun
WSH • 1G 0A
D. Strome
WSH • 0G 1A
E. Frank
WSH • 1G 1A
A. Ovechkin
WSH • 0G 1A
N. Dowd
WSH • 0G 1A
COL
P. Kelly
COL • 1G 0A
C. Makar
COL • 0G 1A
A. Barré-Boulet
COL • 0G 1A
N. MacKinnon
COL • 2G 1A
M. Necas
COL • 0G 2A
V. Olofsson
COL • 1G 1A
J. Manson
COL • 0G 1A
B. Nelson
COL • 0G 1A
A. Lehkonen
COL • 1G 0A
Three Stars
⭐ 1
N. MacKinnon
COL • C • 2G 1A
⭐ 2
V. Olofsson
COL • L • 1G 1A
⭐ 3
M. Necas
COL • C • 0G 2A
24-19-6 - L3
Washington Capitals
33-5-8 - W1
Colorado Avalanche
Denver - Ball Arena
January 19, 2026 at 9:00 PM - POSTGAME
Metropolitan / Central
Top 5 Skaters (by Points)
WSH
1
L
Alex Ovechkin
20G - 22A
(42P)
2
R
Tom Wilson
22G - 20A
(42P)
3
D
John Carlson
9G - 29A
(38P)
4
C
Dylan Strome
11G - 26A
(37P)
5
D
Jakob Chychrun
18G - 18A
(36P)
WSH Injuries
Sourdif, Justin
Upper Body
Day to Day
Sourdif (upper body) has been ruled out of Saturday's home tilt versus Florida, per Tarik El-Bashir of Monumental Sports Network on Friday.
Wilson, Tom
Lower Body
Day to Day
Wilson (lower body) remains on injured reserve and won't play Saturday versus the Florida Panthers, Sammi Silber of The Hockey News reports.
Dubois, Pierre-Luc
Abdomen
Month to Month
Per Bailey Johnson of The Washington Post, Dubois (abdominal surgery) has started skating, according to head coach Spencer Carbery on Saturday.
Mateiko, Eriks
Achilles
Season
Mateiko underwent surgery Monday to repair a torn right Achilles sustained in AHL Hershey's game Sunday. He is out for the rest of the season.
Trades
Metropolitan
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COL
1
C
Nathan MacKinnon
38G - 47A
(85P)
2
C
Martin Necas
22G - 38A
(60P)
3
D
Cale Makar
14G - 40A
(54P)
4
C
Brock Nelson
24G - 17A
(41P)
5
L
Artturi Lehkonen
16G - 20A
(36P)
COL Injuries
Kiviranta, Joel
Lower Body
Day to Day
Kiviranta (lower body) has been ruled out for Thursday's game against the Ottawa Senators, Jesse Montano of Guerilla Sports reports.
Landeskog, Gabriel
Upper Body
Day to Day
Landeskog (upper body) is expected to be sidelined for 'some weeks,' according to head coach Jared Bednar, Corey Masisak of The Denver Post reports Tuesday.
Toews, Devon
Upper Body
Day to Day
Head coach Jared Bednar conveyed Tuesday that Toews (upper body) is week-to-week, according to Corey Masisak of The Denver Post.
MacDonald, Jacob
Hip
Week to Week
MacDonald was designated for non-roster, injured reserve Monday.
O'Connor, Logan
Hip
Week to Week
O'Connor (hip) is still at least a week or two from returning to the lineup, though it could be longer, Corey Masisak of The Denver Post reports Friday.
Trades
Central
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Goaltending
WSH
17-14-4
2.38 GAA
91.4% SV
COL
20-3-4
2.19 GAA
91.7% SV
WSH
7-6-2
3.25 GAA
88.8% SV
COL
13-2-1
2.26 GAA
91.7% SV
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COL
1-0-3
2.03 GAA
93.3% SV
Goaltenders
WSH
24-19-6
GAA: 2.82
SV%: 0.900
vs
COL
33-5-8
GAA: 2.30
SV%: 0.916