Washington Capitals @ Nashville Predators

23-17-6, 10-9-3 Away

Final

	1	2	3	T
Capitals WSH	1	0	1	2
Predators NSH	1	0	2	3

Nashville PredatorsPredatorsNSH

21-20-4, 12-10-2 Home

Washington Capitals


forwards
Anthony BeauvillierA. Beauvillier#72
Nic DowdN. Dowd#26
Brandon DuhaimeB. Duhaime#22
Ethen FrankE. Frank#53
Hendrix LapierreH. Lapierre#29
Brett LeasonB. Leason#20
Ryan LeonardR. Leonard#9
Connor McMichaelC. McMichael#24
Alex OvechkinA. Ovechkin#8
Aliaksei ProtasA. Protas#21
Justin SourdifJ. Sourdif#34
Dylan StromeD. Strome#17
defensemen
John CarlsonJ. Carlson#74
Declan ChisholmD. Chisholm#47
Martin FehervaryM. Fehervary#42
Matt RoyM. Roy#3
Rasmus SandinR. Sandin#38
Trevor van RiemsdykT. van Riemsdyk#57

											Time On Ice					Faceoffs
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	0	-1	4	1	0	1	2	1	0	0	27	19:23	2:51	2:37	13:55	2	1	66.7
0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	4	1	1	26	18:16	0:01	5:52	12:23	8	10	44.4
0	0	0	1	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	9	5:46	0:00	1:40	4:06	0	0	0.0
1	0	0	5	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	21	18:06	3:10	0:02	14:54	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	1	0	0	7	5:23	0:00	0:00	5:23	2	2	50.0
0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	14	9:30	0:00	0:00	9:30	0	0	0.0
0	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	3	0	2	20	17:18	3:52	0:00	13:26	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	3	1	1	0	0	1	0	2	30	18:38	1:22	4:05	13:11	7	5	58.3
1	1	0	2	2	0	1	2	1	0	1	23	19:26	6:21	0:00	13:05	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	2	1	0	1	2	0	0	2	23	20:26	0:00	1:45	18:41	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	8	6:17	2:44	0:00	3:33	0	1	0.0
0	1	-1	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	21	21:53	4:59	0:03	16:51	10	7	58.8
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	1	0	4	2	1	1	2	0	1	1	24	26:43	4:35	4:11	17:57	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	2	1	0	14	11:11	0:00	0:30	10:41	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	0	1	0	0	0	1	1	1	24	22:20	0:00	5:46	16:34	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	2	2	0	0	0	2	0	1	22	22:31	0:04	3:15	19:12	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	2	2	1	0	0	1	0	2	20	17:20	1:46	0:28	15:06	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	15	11:35	0:00	2:37	8:58	0	0	0.0

goalies
Charlie LindgrenC. Lindgren#79

SA	GA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	SOSA	SOS	TOI	PIM
21	3	18	.857	14	4	0	0	0	58:09	0

Nashville Predators


forwards
Michael BuntingM. Bunting#58
Luke EvangelistaL. Evangelista#77
Filip ForsbergF. Forsberg#9
Erik HaulaE. Haula#56
Tyson JostT. Jost#17
Michael McCarronM. McCarron#47
Ryan O'ReillyR. O'Reilly#90
Reid SchaeferR. Schaefer#49
Cole SmithC. Smith#36
Steven StamkosS. Stamkos#91
Fedor SvechkovF. Svechkov#40
Matthew WoodM. Wood#71
defensemen
Nick BlankenburgN. Blankenburg#37
Nicolas HagueN. Hague#41
Roman JosiR. Josi#59
Nick PerbixN. Perbix#48
Brady SkjeiB. Skjei#76
Adam WilsbyA. Wilsby#83

											Time On Ice					Faceoffs
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	0	1	2	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	17	14:40	2:33	0:00	12:07	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	2	3	1	0	0	0	0	1	16	15:49	5:49	0:00	10:00	0	0	0.0
0	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	4	21	18:16	6:18	0:02	11:56	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	1	0	1	1	2	0	0	1	22	17:45	2:08	2:10	13:27	5	8	38.5
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	1	11	8:42	0:02	0:00	8:40	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	3	3	0	1	2	2	0	0	21	15:57	0:00	3:20	12:37	6	9	40.0
0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	24	21:15	5:49	2:00	13:26	10	6	62.5
0	1	0	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	1	14	11:17	0:00	0:00	11:17	0	0	0.0
1	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	20	16:16	0:00	3:50	12:26	0	0	0.0
1	1	0	2	3	1	0	0	3	1	1	21	19:52	6:50	0:00	13:02	1	3	25.0
0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	13	8:57	1:11	0:54	6:52	4	3	57.1
0	0	0	3	2	0	0	0	1	0	2	13	11:21	2:11	0:00	9:10	0	0	0.0
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	0	1	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	1	22	17:43	2:56	2:44	12:03	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	22	18:08	0:00	3:11	14:57	0	0	0.0
1	2	1	2	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	22	21:53	5:58	0:55	15:00	0	0	0.0
0	0	1	1	0	0	1	2	0	0	1	20	15:38	0:00	2:24	13:14	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	21	22:45	0:15	3:29	19:01	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	1	0	2	1	2	0	0	0	21	16:20	0:00	0:00	16:20	0	0	0.0

goalies
Justus AnnunenJ. Annunen#29

SA	GA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	SOSA	SOS	TOI	PIM
30	2	28	.933	20	4	4	0	0	60:00	0

* - A player receives a "plus" if they are on the ice when their Club scores an even-strength or shorthand goal. They receive a "minus" if on the ice for an even-strength or shorthand goal scored by the opposing Club. The difference in these numbers is considered the player's plus-minus statistic.

		1	2	3	T
	Capitals	1	0	1	2
	Predators	1	0	2	3

1st Period			WSH	NSH
5:56		Alex Ovechkin (20) (Power Play) Assists: John Carlson (26), Ryan Leonard (19)	1	0
13:15		Steven Stamkos (19) (Power Play) Assists: Filip Forsberg (16), Roman Josi (14)	1	1

2nd Period
No Goals Scored

3rd Period		WSH	NSH
1:12	Cole Smith (5) Assists: Roman Josi (15), Reid Schaefer (2)	1	2
3:29	Roman Josi (6) (Power Play) Assists: Steven Stamkos (11), Ryan O'Reilly (25)	1	3
9:03	Ethen Frank (8) (Power Play) Assists: Alex Ovechkin (20), Dylan Strome (24)	2	3

Ethen Frank scores power-play goal vs. Predators

0:48

Roman Josi scores power-play goal vs. Capitals

0:51

Cole Smith lights the lamp for Predators

0:54

Regular Season Series

NSH leads 1-0

Capitals
2
Predators
3

Game 1

12/1

Predators
Capitals

Game 2

6/2

Bridgestone Arena

12:00 AM, 12 January 2026

Nashville, TN

Attendance: 17,159

Referees:
Chris Rooney
Chris Schlenker

Linesmen:
Scott Cherrey
Devin Berg

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Carolina	28	14	3	59
NY Islanders	25	15	5	55
Philadelphia	22	13	8	52
Washington	23	17	6	52
Pittsburgh	21	14	9	51
New Jersey	22	21	2	46
NY Rangers	20	20	6	46
Columbus	19	19	7	45

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Colorado	33	4	7	73
Dallas	26	10	9	61
Minnesota	26	11	9	61
Utah	22	20	4	48
Nashville	21	20	4	46
Chicago	19	19	7	45
St. Louis	17	21	8	42
Winnipeg	17	22	5	39

Hertl scores twice in 5-point game, Golden Knights beat Sharks 7-2 for 4th win in a row

— Tomas Hertl had two goals and three assists, Jack Eichel also scored twice and the Vegas Golden Knights beat San Jose 7-2 on Sunday night, ending young Sharks star Macklin Celebrini's points streak at 13 games.

Vegas Golden Knights vs. San Jose Sharks: Game Highlights

Roman Josi's goal, 2 assists lead Predators over Capitals 3-2

— Roman Josi scored a goal and added two assists to lead the Nashville Predators to a 3-2 victory over the Washington Capitals on Sunday night.

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Regular Season Series

NSH leads 1-0

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Vegas Golden Knights vs. San Jose Sharks: Game Highlights

Roman Josi's goal, 2 assists lead Predators over Capitals 3-2