What a night for hockey and what a matchup we've got on our hands, folks!
25-21-6 - W1
Washington Capitals
25-19-8 - L2
Edmonton Oilers
Edmonton - Rogers Place
January 24, 2026 at 3:00 AM - PREGAME
Metropolitan / Pacific
Top 5 Skaters (by Points)
WSH
1
L
Alex Ovechkin
21G - 23A
(44P)
2
R
Tom Wilson
22G - 22A
(44P)
3
D
John Carlson
9G - 32A
(41P)
4
C
Dylan Strome
13G - 28A
(41P)
5
D
Jakob Chychrun
18G - 18A
(36P)
WSH Injuries
Chychrun, Jakob
Undisclosed
Day to Day
Chychrun is dealing with a bit of whiplash after a hit late in the third period of Friday's game versus the Calgary Flames, 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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EDM
1
C
Connor McDavid
30G - 55A
(85P)
2
C
Leon Draisaitl
25G - 42A
(67P)
3
D
Evan Bouchard
11G - 38A
(49P)
4
C
Ryan Nugent-Hopkins
12G - 28A
(40P)
5
L
Zach Hyman
19G - 12A
(31P)
EDM Injuries
Kapanen, Kasperi
Undisclosed
Day to Day
Kapanen is projected to miss roughly one week, Jason Gregor of Sports 1440 Edmonton reports Tuesday.
Henrique, Adam
Undisclosed
Week to Week
Henrique was moved to long-term injured reserve Tuesday.
Trades
Dec 12 2025
The Edmonton Oilers acquired Tristan Jarry and Samuel Poulin from the Pittsburgh Penguins for Stuart Skinner, Brett Kulak, and a 2029 2nd round pick
Dec 12 2025
The Edmonton Oilers acquired Spencer Stastney from the Nashville Predators for a 2027 3rd round pick
Pacific
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Goaltending
WSH
18-15-4
2.39 GAA
91.4% SV
EDM
13-5-2
2.78 GAA
90.1% SV
WSH
7-6-2
3.25 GAA
88.8% SV
EDM
5-6-2
3.68 GAA
87.1% SV
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EDM
5-3-1
2.22 GAA
91.7% SV
Goaltenders
WSH
25-21-6
GAA: 2.85
SV%: 0.900
vs
EDM
25-19-8
GAA: 3.13
SV%: 0.883