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Washington Capitals vs Seattle Kraken

Regular season · Tuesday, January 27, 2026 · Climate Pledge Arena

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1–5

Final

SOG 20–32

Seattle KrakenSeattleKrakenHome

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Game summary

The Seattle Kraken beat the Washington Capitals 5-1 on Tuesday, January 27, 2026 at Climate Pledge Arena. The Kraken outshot the Capitals 32-20.

Jared McCann scored twice. Jordan Eberle, Alex Ovechkin, Ryker Evans and Matty Beniers also scored.

Philipp Grubauer made 19 saves on 20 shots for the win; Logan Thompson stopped 27 of 32.

Goals1st2nd3rdTSOG
Washington CapitalsWSH001120
Seattle KrakenSEA032532

Three stars

  1. ★1st starJared McCannSEA · 2G 2A
  2. ★2nd starMatty BeniersSEA · 1G 1A
  3. ★3rd starPhilipp GrubauerSEA · .950 SV%

Scoring

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+
1:15

0–1 · 2nd 1:15 · McCann. Carlson was 1:15 into his shift when it went in.

GoalWSH on iceSEA on ice

0–1 SEA

2nd 1:15 · PP · McCann

Long shift: Carlson 1:15

0–2 SEA

2nd 10:09 · McCann

Chychrun 0:33

0–3 SEA

2nd 17:54 · Eberle

Long shift: Wilson 1:09

1–3 WSH

3rd 2:30 · PP · Ovechkin

Larsson 0:08

1–4 SEA

3rd 13:12 · Evans

Wilson 0:34

1–5 SEA

3rd 16:27 · Beniers

Dowd 0:55

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

WSHSEA
20Shots on goal32
51%Faceoff %49%
1/5Power play1/4
13Penalty minutes15
17Hits15
16Blocked shots14
20Giveaways10
3Takeaways4

Penalties

  • 1st 19:30Ethen Frank · high sticking2 min
  • 2nd 02:33Declan Chisholm · delaying game puck over glass2 min
  • 2nd 07:27Chandler Stephenson · interference2 min
  • 3rd 01:27Matty Beniers · high sticking double minor4 min
  • 3rd 07:32Berkly Catton · hooking2 min
  • 3rd 09:21Justin Sourdif · hooking2 min
  • 3rd 13:21Eeli Tolvanen · delaying game puck over glass2 min
  • 3rd 18:43Brandon Duhaime · roughing2 min
  • 3rd 18:43Jacob Melanson · fighting5 min
  • 3rd 18:43Brandon Duhaime · fighting5 min

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