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Washington Capitals vs Colorado Avalanche

Regular season · Monday, January 19, 2026 · Ball Arena

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2–5

Final

SOG 24–44

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Game summary

The Colorado Avalanche beat the Washington Capitals 5-2 on Monday, January 19, 2026 at Ball Arena. The Avalanche outshot the Capitals 44-24.

Nathan MacKinnon scored twice. Parker Kelly, Jakob Chychrun, Victor Olofsson, Ethen Frank and Artturi Lehkonen also scored.

Scott Wedgewood made 22 saves on 24 shots for the win; Charlie Lindgren stopped 39 of 44.

Goals1st2nd3rdTSOG
Washington CapitalsWSH110224
Colorado AvalancheCOL122544

Three stars

  1. ★1st starNathan MacKinnonCOL · 2G 1A
  2. ★2nd starVictor OlofssonCOL · 1G 1A
  3. ★3rd starMartin NecasCOL · 0G 2A

Scoring

1st period

2nd period

3rd period

Tired legs

Seconds into the shift for every skater on the ice at each goal. Taller bar, longer shift.

0–20s20–40s40–60s60–80s80s+
1:02

2–5 · 3rd 16:30 · MacKinnon. Roy was 1:02 into his shift when it went in.

GoalWSH on iceCOL on ice

0–1 COL

1st 5:54 · Kelly

Leonard 0:46

1–1 WSH

1st 7:27 · PP · Chychrun

Nelson 0:53

1–2 COL

2nd 7:03 · PP · MacKinnon

Roy 0:48

1–3 COL

2nd 15:58 · Olofsson

McMichael 0:26

2–3 WSH

2nd 16:15 · Frank

Burns 0:27

2–4 COL

3rd 12:32 · Lehkonen

Sandin 0:21

2–5 COL

3rd 16:30 · MacKinnon

Long shift: Roy 1:02

Hover or tap a bar for the skater.

Across the league. Share of 5v5 unblocked shots that went in, by how far into his shift the defending team’s longest-serving skater was (2025–26).
3.9%
5.8%
6.5%
7.1%
7.3%
0–20s20–40s40–60s60–80s80s+

1.9×

Shots against a skater 80s+ into his shift go in 1.9 times as often as against fresh legs (7.3% vs 3.9%).

30%

of 5v5 goals came with a defender 60s+ into his shift.

Team stats

WSHCOL
24Shots on goal44
52%Faceoff %48%
1/4Power play1/6
14Penalty minutes10
14Hits14
24Blocked shots9
14Giveaways15
7Takeaways6

Penalties

  • 1st 01:49Ilya Solovyov · holding2 min
  • 1st 06:56Scott Wedgewood · tripping2 min
  • 1st 15:42Josh Manson · high sticking2 min
  • 2nd 04:23Jakob Chychrun · high sticking double minor4 min
  • 2nd 08:50Ivan Miroshnichenko · hooking2 min
  • 2nd 08:50Samuel Girard · holding2 min
  • 2nd 11:58Aliaksei Protas · interference2 min
  • 3rd 04:26Jakob Chychrun · delaying game puck over glass2 min
  • 3rd 05:01Anthony Beauvillier · hooking2 min
  • 3rd 05:28Brock Nelson · hooking2 min
  • 3rd 19:42Charlie Lindgren · tripping2 min

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