Saturday, January 31, 2026
Final (OT)
- Expected goals, CAR–WSH
- 2.7–5.2
- all situations, empty nets out
- WSH share of xG
- 65.9%
- 50% is even
- Shots on goal
- 22–42
- CAR–WSH
- Pre-game model
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- no projection stored
The story
The Capitals won 4-3 in overtime and earned it, out-chancing the Hurricanes 5.2 to 2.6 in expected goals. The Capitals came back from three goals down. Justin Sourdif won it in overtime. Jordan Staal threw 7 hits. The Capitals outshot the Hurricanes 42-22.
- Justin SourdifOvertime winner
Justin Sourdif won it in overtime. He also had 8 shot attempts against an average of 3.0. It finished 4-3 for the Capitals in overtime.
- Jordan StaalPhysical
Jordan Staal threw 7 hits. He has 23 points in 51 games this season. He played 15:19 and had one shot on goal. The Hurricanes fell 4-3 to the Capitals in overtime.
Shot attempts
Running count of unblocked attempts (shots on goal plus misses). Dots are goals. Hover to read any moment.
Where the shots came from
7 goals from 107 unblocked attempts. Shots from a team's own half are left off.
Carolina Hurricanes
| Skater | TOI | G | A | SOG | ixG | Hits | Blk | xGF% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jalen Chatfield D | 23:09 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.04 | 0 | 1 | 34 |
| K'Andre Miller D | 22:43 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.13 | 1 | 2 | 49 |
| Jaccob Slavin D | 22:41 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.09 | 0 | 3 | 30 |
| Sean Walker D | 22:10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.17 | 3 | 3 | 48 |
| Sebastian Aho C | 19:25 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0.21 | 0 | 0 | 37 |
| Seth Jarvis C | 18:48 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.30 | 0 | 0 | 37 |
| Jordan Martinook L | 16:00 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 2 | 14 |
| Shayne Gostisbehere D | 15:59 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0.27 | 1 | 2 | 43 |
| Jordan Staal C | 15:19 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.00 | 7 | 0 | 14 |
| Andrei Svechnikov R | 15:16 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.45 | 1 | 0 | 48 |
| Nikolaj Ehlers L | 14:58 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.09 | 1 | 1 | 14 |
| Jackson Blake R | 13:54 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.06 | 0 | 0 | 32 |
| Taylor Hall L | 13:41 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.21 | 0 | 2 | 30 |
| Logan Stankoven C | 13:37 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.10 | 3 | 0 | 32 |
| Alexander Nikishin D | 13:14 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.03 | 3 | 1 | 31 |
| Mark Jankowski L | 12:42 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.45 | 3 | 1 | 72 |
| Jesperi Kotkaniemi C | 12:26 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.07 | 2 | 1 | 72 |
| William Carrier L | 11:04 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.01 | 4 | 0 | 60 |
Washington Capitals
| Skater | TOI | G | A | SOG | ixG | Hits | Blk | xGF% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jakob Chychrun D | 28:02 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0.52 | 0 | 1 | 57 |
| John Carlson D | 27:57 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0.04 | 1 | 1 | 73 |
| Dylan Strome C | 21:48 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0.36 | 0 | 0 | 53 |
| Tom Wilson R | 21:24 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.07 | 3 | 0 | 73 |
| Rasmus Sandin D | 20:50 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.10 | 2 | 0 | 71 |
| Aliaksei Protas C | 19:15 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0.64 | 0 | 0 | 67 |
| Trevor van Riemsdyk D | 18:46 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.01 | 1 | 2 | 64 |
| Justin Sourdif R | 18:40 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1.00 | 3 | 1 | 77 |
| Alex Ovechkin L | 18:25 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.35 | 0 | 0 | 52 |
| Ryan Leonard R | 16:41 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.43 | 1 | 0 | 55 |
| Anthony Beauvillier L | 16:18 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.44 | 2 | 1 | 46 |
| Ethen Frank C | 15:47 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.12 | 0 | 0 | 81 |
| Nic Dowd C | 14:13 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.17 | 4 | 2 | 33 |
| Declan Chisholm D | 10:04 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.07 | 0 | 1 | 46 |
| Dylan McIlrath D | 9:15 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.06 | 3 | 0 | 27 |
| Brandon Duhaime R | 8:59 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.07 | 3 | 1 | 74 |
| Sonny Milano L | 8:29 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0.07 | 0 | 0 | 67 |
| Hendrix Lapierre C | 6:13 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0.65 | 1 | 0 | 75 |
Pro: expected goals, minute by minute