Nashville Predators @ Washington Capitals

4-8-1, 1-2-1 Away

Final

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

Washington CapitalsCapitalsWSH

9-3-0, 7-1-0 Home

Ovechkin scores his 861st career goal as the Capitals hand the struggling Predators another loss

— Alex Ovechkin scored the go-ahead goal midway through the third period to reach 861 in his career, and the Washington Capitals beat the struggling Nashville Predators 3-2 on Wednesday night.

Nov 7, 2024, 03:01 am - AP

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

1st Period			NSH	WSH
3:12		Juuso Parssinen (1) Assists: Luke Evangelista (5), Philip Tomasino (1)	1	0
4:26		Connor McMichael (8) Assists: Matt Roy (1), Pierre-Luc Dubois (6)	1	1

2nd Period			NSH	WSH
15:03		Aliaksei Protas (5) Assists: Alex Ovechkin (8), Dylan Strome (14)	1	2
15:34		Steven Stamkos (3) Assists: Alexandre Carrier (4), Ryan O'Reilly (7)	2	2

3rd Period			NSH	WSH
10:25		Alex Ovechkin (8) Assists: Dylan Strome (15), Martin Fehervary (2)	2	3

Giveaway by John Carlson
Brady Skjei shot blocked by Tom Wilson
Aliaksei Protas Snap Shot saved by Juuse Saros
Dylan Strome faceoff won against Colton Sissons
Alex Ovechkin Snap Shot Short
Matt Roy hit Gustav Nyquist
Alex Ovechkin hit Colton Sissons
Giveaway by Logan Thompson
Sonny Milano hit Cole Smith
Alexander Alexeyev hit Zachary L'Heureux
Nic Dowd hit Philip Tomasino
Luke Schenn shot blocked by Pierre-Luc Dubois
Connor McMichael Snap Shot saved by Juuse Saros
Dylan Strome faceoff won against Jonathan Marchessault
Rasmus Sandin Snap Shot Wide Right
Pierre-Luc Dubois faceoff won against Colton Sissons
Giveaway by Matt Roy
Tom Wilson Snap Shot saved by Juuse Saros
Matt Roy Slap Shot saved by Juuse Saros
Connor McMichael Goal (8) Snap Shot, assists: Matt Roy (1), Pierre-Luc Dubois (6)
Giveaway by Trevor van Riemsdyk
Luke Evangelista shot blocked by John Carlson
Martin Fehervary hit Luke Evangelista
Roman Josi shot blocked by Brandon Duhaime
Tom Wilson hit Steven Stamkos
Marc Del Gaizo shot blocked by Matt Roy
Connor McMichael hit Alexandre Carrier
Dylan Strome faceoff won against Gustav Nyquist
Alex Ovechkin Slap Shot saved by Juuse Saros
Giveaway by John Carlson
Andrew Mangiapane Tip-In Short
Giveaway by Alex Ovechkin
Andrew Mangiapane Backhand saved by Juuse Saros
Giveaway by Nic Dowd
Nic Dowd faceoff won against Steven Stamkos
Martin Fehervary Slap Shot Wide Right
Nic Dowd Wrist Shot saved by Juuse Saros
Hendrix Lapierre faceoff won against Juuso Parssinen
Takeaway by Andrew Mangiapane
Andrew Mangiapane Backhand saved by Juuse Saros
Sonny Milano Wrist Shot saved by Juuse Saros
Trevor van Riemsdyk Wrist Shot saved by Juuse Saros
Sonny Milano Tip-In saved by Juuse Saros
Andrew Mangiapane Deflected saved by Juuse Saros
Pierre-Luc Dubois faceoff won against Ryan O'Reilly
Matt Roy Snap Shot saved by Juuse Saros
Nic Dowd faceoff won against Juuso Parssinen
Nic Dowd faceoff won against Juuso Parssinen
Nic Dowd faceoff won against Ryan O'Reilly
Andrew Mangiapane Tripping against Alexandre Carrier
Dylan Strome faceoff won against Ryan O'Reilly
Matt Roy hit Ryan O'Reilly
Martin Fehervary Backhand saved by Juuse Saros
Alex Ovechkin Snap Shot Wide Left
Giveaway by Taylor Raddysh
Nic Dowd Snap Shot saved by Juuse Saros
Hendrix Lapierre faceoff won against Michael McCarron
Hendrix Lapierre Snap Shot Wide Left
Tom Wilson hit Alexandre Carrier
Giveaway by Alex Ovechkin
Alex Ovechkin Slap Shot saved by Juuse Saros
Alex Ovechkin hit Colton Sissons
Hendrix Lapierre Snap Shot saved by Juuse Saros
Andrew Mangiapane Backhand Wide Left
Pierre-Luc Dubois Snap Shot saved by Juuse Saros
Martin Fehervary Deflected Wide Right
Giveaway by Martin Fehervary
Takeaway by Pierre-Luc Dubois
Dylan Strome faceoff won against Colton Sissons
Takeaway by Alex Ovechkin
Matt Roy hit Marc Del Gaizo
Hendrix Lapierre faceoff won against Michael McCarron
Nic Dowd faceoff won against Michael McCarron
Giveaway by Nic Dowd
Rasmus Sandin hit Alexandre Carrier
Jeremy Lauzon shot blocked by Pierre-Luc Dubois
Martin Fehervary hit Michael McCarron
Matt Roy hit Gustav Nyquist
Hendrix Lapierre Wrist Shot saved by Juuse Saros
Hendrix Lapierre Snap Shot saved by Juuse Saros
Michael McCarron shot blocked by Rasmus Sandin
Connor McMichael Snap Shot saved by Juuse Saros
Connor McMichael Snap Shot saved by Juuse Saros
Connor McMichael Snap Shot saved by Juuse Saros
Dylan Strome faceoff won against Michael McCarron
Giveaway by Dylan Strome
Taylor Raddysh hit Cole Smith
Brandon Duhaime hit Alexandre Carrier
Nic Dowd hit Ryan O'Reilly
Brady Skjei shot blocked by Alexander Alexeyev
Ryan O'Reilly shot blocked by Matt Roy
Pierre-Luc Dubois faceoff won against Ryan O'Reilly
Martin Fehervary Snap Shot saved by Juuse Saros
Pierre-Luc Dubois Wrist Shot Wide Left
Pierre-Luc Dubois Deflected Wide Right
Andrew Mangiapane Snap Shot saved by Juuse Saros
Hendrix Lapierre Tip-In Wide Left
Matt Roy Snap Shot saved by Juuse Saros
Giveaway by Brandon Duhaime
Taylor Raddysh Wrist Shot saved by Juuse Saros
Connor McMichael Snap Shot saved by Juuse Saros
Dylan Strome faceoff won against Jonathan Marchessault
Alex Ovechkin Snap Shot saved by Juuse Saros
Aliaksei Protas Goal (5) Snap Shot, assists: Alex Ovechkin (8), Dylan Strome (14)
Tom Wilson Snap Shot Above Crossbar
Dylan Strome faceoff won against Juuso Parssinen
Nic Dowd faceoff won against Steven Stamkos
Pierre-Luc Dubois faceoff won against Michael McCarron
Giveaway by Trevor van Riemsdyk
Roman Josi shot blocked by Trevor van Riemsdyk
Takeaway by Trevor van Riemsdyk
Andrew Mangiapane hit Alexandre Carrier
Matt Roy Roughing against Filip Forsberg
Nic Dowd faceoff won against Ryan O'Reilly
Brandon Duhaime hit Filip Forsberg
Takeaway by Nic Dowd
John Carlson Slap Shot saved by Juuse Saros
Connor McMichael shot blocked by Martin Fehervary
Andrew Mangiapane Snap Shot Wide Right
Giveaway by Matt Roy
Luke Evangelista shot blocked by Rasmus Sandin
Dylan Strome faceoff won against Ryan O'Reilly
Dylan Strome Snap Shot Above Crossbar
John Carlson Slap Shot saved by Juuse Saros
Dylan Strome faceoff won against Michael McCarron
Nic Dowd faceoff won against Juuso Parssinen
Giveaway by Taylor Raddysh
Ryan O'Reilly shot blocked by Nic Dowd
Roman Josi shot blocked by Martin Fehervary
Filip Forsberg shot blocked by Martin Fehervary
Pierre-Luc Dubois Snap Shot saved by Juuse Saros
Nic Dowd faceoff won against Juuso Parssinen
Giveaway by Rasmus Sandin
Marc Del Gaizo shot blocked by Taylor Raddysh
Luke Schenn shot blocked by Brandon Duhaime
Hendrix Lapierre faceoff won against Michael McCarron
Alex Ovechkin Goal (8) Snap Shot, assists: Dylan Strome (15), Martin Fehervary (2)
Giveaway by John Carlson
John Carlson hit Filip Forsberg
Tom Wilson hit Michael McCarron
Tom Wilson hit Filip Forsberg
Brady Skjei shot blocked by Alex Ovechkin
Brandon Duhaime hit Brady Skjei
Alex Ovechkin hit Roman Josi
Takeaway by Alex Ovechkin
Brandon Duhaime hit Juuso Parssinen
Giveaway by Matt Roy
Brandon Duhaime hit Luke Evangelista
Rasmus Sandin hit Gustav Nyquist
Jonathan Marchessault shot blocked by Rasmus Sandin
Dylan Strome faceoff won against Juuso Parssinen
Brandon Duhaime hit Alexandre Carrier
Matt Roy hit Luke Evangelista
Martin Fehervary hit Philip Tomasino
Brandon Duhaime Snap Shot Wide Left
John Carlson Slap Shot saved by Juuse Saros
Tom Wilson hit Gustav Nyquist
Rasmus Sandin hit Ryan O'Reilly
Jonathan Marchessault shot blocked by Matt Roy
Martin Fehervary hit Jonathan Marchessault
Nic Dowd faceoff won against Steven Stamkos
On-Ice Official
Icing
Ryan O'Reilly faceoff won against Dylan Strome
Giveaway by Jeremy Lauzon
Goalie Stopped
Jonathan Marchessault Wrist Shot saved by Logan Thompson
Puck in Benches
Cole Smith faceoff won against Hendrix Lapierre
Cole Smith hit Hendrix Lapierre
Luke Schenn Snap Shot saved by Logan Thompson
Marc Del Gaizo Snap Shot Wide Left
Zachary L'Heureux Wrap-around saved by Logan Thompson
Goalie Stopped
Juuso Parssinen faceoff won against Nic Dowd
Icing
Juuso Parssinen faceoff won against Nic Dowd
Juuso Parssinen hit Martin Fehervary
Philip Tomasino Wrist Shot Wide Right
Juuso Parssinen Goal (1) Tip-In, assists: Luke Evangelista (5), Philip Tomasino (1)
Takeaway by Filip Forsberg
Goalie Stopped
Alex Ovechkin shot blocked by Jeremy Lauzon
Giveaway by Jonathan Marchessault
Off-side
Jeremy Lauzon hit Tom Wilson
Giveaway by Michael McCarron
Michael McCarron hit Sonny Milano
Icing
Ryan O'Reilly faceoff won against Nic Dowd
Brady Skjei Snap Shot Wide Left
Off-side
Tom Wilson shot blocked by Marc Del Gaizo
Marc Del Gaizo Wrap-around saved by Logan Thompson
Marc Del Gaizo Tripping against Connor McMichael
Colton Sissons faceoff won against Dylan Strome
High Stick
Gustav Nyquist Backhand saved by Logan Thompson
Luke Schenn Wrist Shot saved by Logan Thompson
Rasmus Sandin shot blocked by Jeremy Lauzon
Icing
Martin Fehervary shot blocked by Filip Forsberg
Off-side
Juuso Parssinen hit Hendrix Lapierre
Luke Schenn hit Andrew Mangiapane
Marc Del Gaizo hit Hendrix Lapierre
Jeremy Lauzon hit Aliaksei Protas
Dylan Strome shot blocked by Roman Josi
Puck in Netting
Puck in Crowd
Ryan O'Reilly faceoff won against Connor McMichael
Giveaway by Zachary L'Heureux
Icing
Icing
Brady Skjei Wrist Shot saved by Logan Thompson
Goalie Stopped
Juuso Parssinen faceoff won against Nic Dowd
Brady Skjei Snap Shot Wide Right
Juuso Parssinen hit Trevor van Riemsdyk
Icing
TV Timeout
Ryan O'Reilly faceoff won against Nic Dowd
Jonathan Marchessault Snap Shot saved by Logan Thompson
Goalie Stopped
Ryan O'Reilly faceoff won against Nic Dowd
Jonathan Marchessault Tripping against Martin Fehervary
Rasmus Sandin shot blocked by Filip Forsberg
Colton Sissons Slap Shot saved by Logan Thompson
Connor McMichael shot blocked by Gustav Nyquist
Philip Tomasino hit Nic Dowd
Goalie Stopped
Takeaway by Juuso Parssinen
Hand Pass
Juuso Parssinen faceoff won against Hendrix Lapierre
Giveaway by Juuso Parssinen
Jeremy Lauzon Interference against Sonny Milano
Colton Sissons faceoff won against Dylan Strome
Cole Smith hit Connor McMichael
Giveaway by Cole Smith
Michael McCarron Slap Shot saved by Logan Thompson
Puck Frozen - Skater
Ryan O'Reilly faceoff won against Pierre-Luc Dubois
Tom Wilson shot blocked by Roman Josi
Off-side
Alex Ovechkin shot blocked by Jeremy Lauzon
Rasmus Sandin shot blocked by Colton Sissons
Jeremy Lauzon Snap Shot Wide Left
Gustav Nyquist Wrist Shot Wide Left
Philip Tomasino Snap Shot saved by Logan Thompson
Giveaway by Philip Tomasino
High Stick
Cole Smith hit Alexander Alexeyev
Roman Josi Wrist Shot saved by Logan Thompson
Goalie Stopped
Michael McCarron hit Brandon Duhaime
Zachary L'Heureux Wrist Shot saved by Logan Thompson
Filip Forsberg Snap Shot Off Crossbar
Puck in Crowd
Steven Stamkos faceoff won against Pierre-Luc Dubois
Ryan O'Reilly Snap Shot Wide Right
Filip Forsberg hit Rasmus Sandin
Tom Wilson shot blocked by Luke Schenn
Michael McCarron hit Aliaksei Protas
Jonathan Marchessault Snap Shot Wide Right
Brady Skjei Wrist Shot saved by Logan Thompson
Takeaway by Jonathan Marchessault
Goalie Stopped
Michael McCarron faceoff won against Hendrix Lapierre
Rasmus Sandin shot blocked by Michael McCarron
Cole Smith Wrist Shot Wide Left
Zachary L'Heureux Wrist Shot Wide Left
Giveaway by Brady Skjei
Goalie Stopped
Alex Ovechkin shot blocked by Marc Del Gaizo
Giveaway by Michael McCarron
Marc Del Gaizo hit Trevor van Riemsdyk
Philip Tomasino hit Rasmus Sandin
Jeremy Lauzon hit Nic Dowd
Puck Frozen - Goalie
Tom Wilson shot blocked by Ryan O'Reilly
Roman Josi Snap Shot saved by Logan Thompson
Matt Roy shot blocked by Philip Tomasino
Luke Evangelista Snap Shot saved by Logan Thompson
Alex Ovechkin shot blocked by Philip Tomasino
Goalie Stopped
Michael McCarron faceoff won against Pierre-Luc Dubois
Zachary L'Heureux Wrist Shot saved by Logan Thompson
Takeaway by Zachary L'Heureux
Goalie Stopped
Takeaway by Filip Forsberg
Steven Stamkos Goal (3) Tip-In, assists: Alexandre Carrier (4), Ryan O'Reilly (7)
Zachary L'Heureux Snap Shot Hit Left Post
Puck in Netting
Off-side
Ryan O'Reilly hit Martin Fehervary
Luke Schenn hit Taylor Raddysh
Filip Forsberg Wrist Shot saved by Logan Thompson
Goalie Stopped
Takeaway by Roman Josi
Juuso Parssinen Wrist Shot Hit Right Post
Roman Josi Wrist Shot saved by Logan Thompson
Cole Smith Wrist Shot saved by Logan Thompson
Goalie Stopped
Philip Tomasino faceoff won against Hendrix Lapierre
Jeremy Lauzon hit Hendrix Lapierre
Icing
Ryan O'Reilly faceoff won against Dylan Strome
Filip Forsberg Snap Shot Wide Right
Ryan O'Reilly hit Sonny Milano
Filip Forsberg Snap Shot saved by Logan Thompson
Goalie Stopped
Roman Josi Slap Shot saved by Logan Thompson
Filip Forsberg Tripping against Nic Dowd
Luke Evangelista Snap Shot saved by Logan Thompson
Jeremy Lauzon hit Sonny Milano
Alexandre Carrier Holding against Aliaksei Protas
Tom Wilson shot blocked by Roman Josi
Puck in Crowd
Michael McCarron faceoff won against Dylan Strome
Goalie Stopped
Ryan O'Reilly Slap Shot saved by Logan Thompson
Roman Josi hit Hendrix Lapierre
Giveaway by Juuse Saros
Marc Del Gaizo hit Andrew Mangiapane
Giveaway by Cole Smith
Icing
Alexandre Carrier hit Nic Dowd
Matt Roy shot blocked by Filip Forsberg
Filip Forsberg hit Matt Roy
Icing
Ryan O'Reilly faceoff won against Nic Dowd
Brady Skjei Wrist Shot saved by Logan Thompson
Goalie Stopped
Ryan O'Reilly faceoff won against Pierre-Luc Dubois
Brady Skjei Wrist Shot Wide Left
Ryan O'Reilly Slap Shot saved by Logan Thompson
Goalie Stopped
Marc Del Gaizo Snap Shot saved by Logan Thompson
Luke Schenn hit Brandon Duhaime
Puck in Benches
Cole Smith hit Andrew Mangiapane
Michael McCarron Snap Shot Wide Left
Cole Smith Wrist Shot saved by Logan Thompson
Ryan O'Reilly Snap Shot High and Wide Left
Hand Pass
Jonathan Marchessault faceoff won against Nic Dowd
Brady Skjei hit Brandon Duhaime
Jonathan Marchessault Wrap-around saved by Logan Thompson
On-Ice Official
Challenge Vis - goal interference - no goal
Delaying Game - Unsucc. chlg served by Luke Evangelista
Ryan O'Reilly faceoff won against Dylan Strome
Alex Ovechkin shot blocked by Alexandre Carrier
Jeremy Lauzon hit John Carlson
Alex Ovechkin shot blocked by Ryan O'Reilly
Jeremy Lauzon hit Andrew Mangiapane
Luke Schenn Snap Shot Wide Right
Philip Tomasino Tip-In Wide Right
Brady Skjei Slap Shot saved by Logan Thompson
Goalie Stopped
Steven Stamkos faceoff won against Pierre-Luc Dubois
Ryan O'Reilly Snap Shot saved by Logan Thompson
Giveaway by Roman Josi
Filip Forsberg hit Connor McMichael
Icing
Puck in Benches
Juuso Parssinen faceoff won against Nic Dowd
Juuso Parssinen Deflected Wide Right
Juuso Parssinen Tip-In Wide Right
Filip Forsberg Snap Shot Wide Left
Takeaway by Gustav Nyquist
Filip Forsberg hit Pierre-Luc Dubois
Steven Stamkos Slap Shot saved by Logan Thompson
Roman Josi Slap Shot Wide Right
Filip Forsberg Tip-In saved by Logan Thompson
Goalie Stopped

PREDATORS

CAPITALS

Regular Season Series

WSH leads 1-0

Predators
2
Capitals
3

Game 1

7/11

Capitals
4
Predators
1

Game 2

12/1

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

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Carolina	22	11	3	47
Philadelphia	19	10	7	45
NY Islanders	20	13	4	44
Washington	19	13	5	43
NY Rangers	19	16	4	42
New Jersey	20	16	1	41
Pittsburgh	15	12	9	39
Columbus	15	15	6	36

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Nashville Predators @ Washington Capitals

Stars of the Game

Alex OvechkinLW - WSH

Dylan StromeC - WSH

Juuso ParssinenC - NSH

Game Information

Ovechkin scores his 861st career goal as the Capitals hand the struggling Predators another loss

Shot Chart

Regular Season Series

WSH leads 1-0

2025-26 Central Division Standings

2025-26 Metropolitan Division Standings

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