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Nashville Predators vs Washington Capitals

Regular season · Thursday, February 5, 2026 · Capital One Arena

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2–4

Final

SOG 29–30

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FDSNSO · MNMT

Game summary

The Washington Capitals beat the Nashville Predators 4-2 on Thursday, February 5, 2026 at Capital One Arena. The Capitals outshot the Predators 30-29.

Jakob Chychrun scored twice. Tom Wilson, Pierre-Luc Dubois, Jonathan Marchessault and Michael McCarron also scored.

Logan Thompson made 27 saves on 29 shots for the win; Justus Annunen stopped 26 of 30.

Goals1st2nd3rdTSOG
Nashville PredatorsNSH011229
Washington CapitalsWSH211430

Three stars

  1. ★1st starJakob ChychrunWSH · 2G 1A
  2. ★2nd starLogan ThompsonWSH · .931 SV%
  3. ★3rd starPierre-Luc DuboisWSH · 1G 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+
1:21

0–3 · 2nd 8:42 · Chychrun. Jost was 1:21 into his shift when it went in.

GoalNSH on iceWSH on ice

0–1 WSH

1st 4:15 · Wilson

Forsberg 0:34

0–2 WSH

1st 12:48 · PP · Dubois

Smith 0:38

0–3 WSH

2nd 8:42 · Chychrun

Long shift: Jost 1:21

1–3 NSH

2nd 17:40 · Marchessault

Roy 0:40

2–3 NSH

3rd 1:17 · McCarron

Roy 0:48

2–4 WSH

3rd 13:11 · PP · Chychrun

Skjei 0:08

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

NSHWSH
29Shots on goal30
52%Faceoff %48%
0/4Power play2/6
12Penalty minutes8
18Hits26
8Blocked shots18
15Giveaways15
4Takeaways3

Penalties

  • 1st 10:54Ozzy Wiesblatt · tripping2 min
  • 1st 15:35Alex Ovechkin · interference2 min
  • 1st 17:47Brady Skjei · tripping2 min
  • 2nd 02:52Ryan Leonard · cross checking2 min
  • 2nd 03:39Jonathan Marchessault · slashing2 min
  • 2nd 15:15Erik Haula · high sticking2 min
  • 2nd 15:19Justin Sourdif · hooking2 min
  • 3rd 10:14Brady Skjei · tripping2 min
  • 3rd 13:03Jonathan Marchessault · slashing2 min
  • 3rd 15:26Rasmus Sandin · slashing2 min

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