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Washington Capitals vs Vancouver Canucks

Regular season · Wednesday, January 21, 2026 · Rogers Arena

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3–4

Final

SOG 32–25

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Game summary

The Vancouver Canucks beat the Washington Capitals 4-3 on Wednesday, January 21, 2026 at Rogers Arena. The Capitals outshot the Canucks 32-25.

Dylan Strome scored twice. Justin Sourdif, Brock Boeser, Evander Kane, Drew O'Connor and Filip Hronek also scored.

Kevin Lankinen made 29 saves on 32 shots for the win; Logan Thompson stopped 21 of 25.

Goals1st2nd3rdTSOG
Washington CapitalsWSH201332
Vancouver CanucksVAN220425

Three stars

  1. ★1st starBrock BoeserVAN · 1G 1A
  2. ★2nd starKevin LankinenVAN · .906 SV%
  3. ★3rd starDylan StromeWSH · 2G 1A

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+
1:29

3–4 · 3rd 16:37 · Strome. Pettersson was 1:29 into his shift when it went in.

GoalWSH on iceVAN on ice

1–0 WSH

1st 8:25 · PP · Strome

Hronek 0:53

2–0 WSH

1st 9:43 · PP · Sourdif

Kampf 0:44

2–1 VAN

1st 13:32 · Boeser

Long shift: van Riemsdyk 1:00

2–2 VAN

1st 18:22 · Kane

Fehérváry 0:37

2–3 VAN

2nd 8:58 · O'Connor

Long shift: Sandin 1:21

2–4 VAN

2nd 11:43 · Hronek

Carlson 0:41

3–4 WSH

3rd 16:37 · Strome

Long shift: Pettersson 1:29

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

WSHVAN
32Shots on goal25
61%Faceoff %39%
2/3Power play0/3
10Penalty minutes10
18Hits17
14Blocked shots13
15Giveaways18
5Takeaways4

Penalties

  • 1st 07:11Max Sasson · holding2 min
  • 1st 08:02Marcus Pettersson · high sticking2 min
  • 1st 15:53Linus Karlsson · holding2 min
  • 2nd 03:33John Carlson · cross checking2 min
  • 2nd 04:19Connor McMichael · holding2 min
  • 2nd 11:02Evander Kane · cross checking2 min
  • 2nd 11:02Ryan Leonard · holding2 min
  • 2nd 15:12Ryan Leonard · interference2 min
  • 3rd 07:03Nils Hoglander · slashing2 min
  • 3rd 07:03Matt Roy · slashing2 min

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