Washington Capitals @ Colorado Avalanche

10-9-1, 5-6-1 Away

Final

	1	2	3	T
Capitals WSH	0	1	1	2
Avalanche COL	2	1	3	6

Colorado AvalancheAvalancheCOL

9-7-1, 6-1-1 Home

Landeskog's hat trick lifts Avalanche over Capitals, 6-2

Gabriel Landeskog scored three goals -- one on a penalty shot -- for his first career hat trick, Nathan MacKinnon had a goal and four assists and the Colorado Avalanche made it a successful return from Sweden with a 6-2 win over the Washington...

Nov 17, 2017, 07:00 am - Associated Press

		1	2	3	T
	Capitals	0	1	1	2
	Avalanche	2	1	3	6

1st Period			WSH	COL
0:17		Gabriel Landeskog (6) (Even Strength Goal) Assists: Nathan MacKinnon (11)	0	1
19:53		Nathan MacKinnon (6) (Even Strength Goal) Assists: Samuel Girard (4), Mikko Rantanen (9)	0	2

2nd Period			WSH	COL
12:25		Colin Wilson (1) (Even Strength Goal) Assists: Nathan MacKinnon (12), Mikko Rantanen (10)	0	3
18:36		Brett Connolly (2) (Even Strength Goal) Assists: Tom Wilson (4)	1	3

3rd Period		WSH	COL
4:59	Gabriel Landeskog (7) (Penalty Shot) Unassisted	1	4
9:01	Mikko Rantanen (6) (Power Play Powerplay Goal) Assists: Carl Soderberg (5), Nathan MacKinnon (13)	1	5
13:11	Evgeny Kuznetsov (4) (Power Play Powerplay Goal) Assists: T.J. Oshie (6), John Carlson (14)	2	5
19:34	Gabriel Landeskog (8) (Power Play Powerplay Goal) Assists: Nathan MacKinnon (14), Mikko Rantanen (11)	2	6

CAPITALS

AVALANCHE

Regular Season Series

COL leads 1-0

Capitals
2
Avalanche
6

Game 1

17/11

Avalanche
2
Capitals
5

Game 2

13/12

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Carolina	22	11	3	47
NY Islanders	21	13	4	46
Philadelphia	19	10	7	45
Washington	19	13	5	43
NY Rangers	19	17	4	42
New Jersey	20	16	1	41
Pittsburgh	15	12	9	39
Columbus	15	15	6	36

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Colorado	27	2	7	61
Dallas	25	7	6	56
Minnesota	22	10	6	50
Utah	18	18	3	39
Nashville	16	16	4	36
St. Louis	14	16	8	36
Winnipeg	15	17	3	33
Chicago	13	17	6	32

J.J. Moser secures eight-year deal with Tampa Bay Lightning

On the day his club returned from its holiday break to meet the Florida Panthers, defenseman J.J. Moser, who has three goals and 12 points, signed a long-term contract with the Tampa Bay Lightning, securing an eight-year deal worth $6.75 million annually.

Montreal Canadiens will be without Jake Evans 4-6 weeks

Montreal Canadiens veteran Jake Evans, a 29-year-old forward and 2014 seventh-round pick who has 5 goals and 10 points in 34 games this season. will miss four to six weeks because of a lower-body injury, the team announced Saturday.

Kraken play the Flyers on 3-game winning streak

Philadelphia Flyers (19-10-7, in the Metropolitan Division) vs. Seattle Kraken (15-14-6, in the Pacific Division)

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Washington Capitals @ Colorado Avalanche

Stars of the Game

Gabriel LandeskogLW - COL

Nathan MacKinnonC - COL

Mikko RantanenRW - COL

Game Information

Landeskog's hat trick lifts Avalanche over Capitals, 6-2

Shot Chart

Regular Season Series

COL leads 1-0

2025-26 Metropolitan Division Standings

2025-26 Central Division Standings

NHL News

J.J. Moser secures eight-year deal with Tampa Bay Lightning

Montreal Canadiens will be without Jake Evans 4-6 weeks

Kraken play the Flyers on 3-game winning streak