Washington Capitals @ Winnipeg Jets

47-15-9, 23-8-3 Away

Final/OT

	1	2	3	OT	T
Capitals WSH	1	0	1	0	2
Jets WPG	1	1	0	1	3

Winnipeg JetsJetsWPG

49-19-4, 26-6-4 Home

Ehlers scores in OT as Jets beat Capitals 3-2 to clinch playoff spot, overcome Ovechkin's 889th goal

— Nikolaj Ehlers scored on a breakaway 1:28 into overtime and the Winnipeg Jets clinched a playoff spot, beating the Washington Capitals 3-2 on Tuesday night in a matchup of the NHL's top two teams.

Mar 26, 2025, 03:20 am - AP

		1	2	3	OT	T
	Capitals	1	0	1	0	2
	Jets	1	1	0	1	3

1st Period			WSH	WPG
6:50		Josh Morrissey (12) Assists: Mark Scheifele (43), Dylan DeMelo (15)	0	1
19:20		Andrew Mangiapane (14) Assists: Jakob Chychrun (26)	1	1

2nd Period			WSH	WPG
19:48		Mason Appleton (9) Assists: Nino Niederreiter (18), Cole Perfetti (30)	1	2

3rd Period			WSH	WPG
16:00		Alex Ovechkin (36) Assists: Aliaksei Protas (35), Trevor van Riemsdyk (19)	2	2

OT Summary			WSH	WPG
1:28		Nikolaj Ehlers (24) Assists: Dylan Samberg (13), Adam Lowry (16)	2	3

Mark Scheifele faceoff won against Nic Dowd
Josh Morrissey Wrist Shot Wide Right
Connor McMichael shot blocked by Dylan Samberg
Trevor van Riemsdyk shot blocked by Brandon Tanev
Giveaway by Rasmus Kupari
Dylan DeMelo Wrist Shot Wide Right
Lars Eller shot blocked by Dylan Samberg
Lars Eller shot blocked by Luke Schenn
Giveaway by Luke Schenn
Vladislav Namestnikov faceoff won against Anthony Beauvillier
Logan Stanley Wrist Shot Wide Right
Colin Miller Wrist Shot saved by Logan Thompson
Alex Iafallo faceoff won against Nic Dowd
Nikolaj Ehlers Backhand Wide Right
Mason Appleton Snap Shot saved by Logan Thompson
Nikolaj Ehlers Wrist Shot saved by Logan Thompson
Mark Scheifele faceoff won against Dylan Strome
Josh Morrissey Goal (12) Slap Shot, assists: Mark Scheifele (43), Dylan DeMelo (15)
Luke Schenn hit Connor McMichael
Vladislav Namestnikov faceoff won against Nic Dowd
Josh Morrissey Wrist Shot saved by Logan Thompson
Taylor Raddysh shot blocked by Kyle Connor
Rasmus Sandin shot blocked by Luke Schenn
Luke Schenn hit Rasmus Sandin
Alex Ovechkin shot blocked by Dylan DeMelo
Giveaway by Nino Niederreiter
Logan Stanley hit Taylor Raddysh
Connor McMichael shot blocked by Dylan Samberg
Luke Schenn hit Pierre-Luc Dubois
Jakob Chychrun shot blocked by Dylan Samberg
Mark Scheifele Tip-In Wide Left
Mark Scheifele faceoff won against Nic Dowd
Dylan DeMelo Slap Shot saved by Logan Thompson
Nikolaj Ehlers hit Matt Roy
Nikolaj Ehlers hit Matt Roy
Nino Niederreiter Snap Shot Wide Right
Colin Miller Boarding against Andrew Mangiapane
Adam Lowry faceoff won against Dylan Strome
Dylan Samberg Wrist Shot saved by Logan Thompson
Luke Schenn Wrist Shot saved by Logan Thompson
Alex Ovechkin shot blocked by Vladislav Namestnikov
Trevor van Riemsdyk shot blocked by Dylan DeMelo
Adam Lowry faceoff won against Dylan Strome
Nikolaj Ehlers Tip-In Wide Right
Andrew Mangiapane shot blocked by Colin Miller
Morgan Barron hit Lars Eller
Giveaway by Brandon Tanev
Takeaway by Cole Perfetti
Adam Lowry faceoff won against Pierre-Luc Dubois
Nikolaj Ehlers Wrist Shot saved by Logan Thompson
Kyle Connor hit Matt Roy
Cole Perfetti Tripping against Jakob Chychrun
Josh Morrissey Wrist Shot Wide Right
Logan Stanley hit Brandon Duhaime
Giveaway by Dylan DeMelo
Rasmus Kupari Tip-In saved by Logan Thompson
Takeaway by Colin Miller
Adam Lowry faceoff won against Pierre-Luc Dubois
Luke Schenn hit Tom Wilson
Luke Schenn Unsportsmanlike conduct against Tom Wilson
Adam Lowry faceoff won against Dylan Strome
Alex Iafallo Snap Shot Wide Left
Colin Miller Slap Shot saved by Logan Thompson
Mark Scheifele faceoff won against Nic Dowd
Kyle Connor Wrist Shot saved by Logan Thompson
Josh Morrissey Slap Shot Wide Right
Kyle Connor Slap Shot saved by Logan Thompson
Giveaway by Josh Morrissey
Colin Miller Slap Shot saved by Logan Thompson
Mason Appleton Goal (9) Wrist Shot, assists: Nino Niederreiter (18), Cole Perfetti (30)
Logan Stanley Slap Shot saved by Logan Thompson
Adam Lowry faceoff won against Pierre-Luc Dubois
Dylan Samberg Wrist Shot saved by Logan Thompson
Mason Appleton hit Matt Roy
Takeaway by Nikolaj Ehlers
Josh Morrissey Wrist Shot saved by Logan Thompson
Rasmus Kupari faceoff won against Lars Eller
Giveaway by Rasmus Kupari
Nikolaj Ehlers Wrist Shot Wide Left
Dylan DeMelo shot blocked by Adam Lowry
Luke Schenn hit Tom Wilson
Mark Scheifele hit Tom Wilson
Mark Scheifele faceoff won against Nic Dowd
Nikolaj Ehlers Wrist Shot Wide Left
Colin Miller Slap Shot saved by Logan Thompson
Adam Lowry Snap Shot saved by Logan Thompson
Adam Lowry Snap Shot saved by Logan Thompson
Adam Lowry Wrist Shot saved by Logan Thompson
Luke Schenn hit Tom Wilson
Giveaway by Luke Schenn
Nino Niederreiter Snap Shot Wide Right
Giveaway by Vladislav Namestnikov
Giveaway by Colin Miller
Matt Roy shot blocked by Mark Scheifele
Jakob Chychrun shot blocked by Logan Stanley
John Carlson shot blocked by Adam Lowry
Cole Perfetti Wrist Shot saved by Logan Thompson
Rasmus Sandin shot blocked by Vladislav Namestnikov
Colin Miller hit Nic Dowd
Dylan Samberg Wrist Shot Wide Right
Adam Lowry Wrist Shot saved by Logan Thompson
Taylor Raddysh shot blocked by Cole Perfetti
Giveaway by Dylan Samberg
Connor McMichael shot blocked by Luke Schenn
Pierre-Luc Dubois shot blocked by Adam Lowry
Alex Ovechkin shot blocked by Adam Lowry
Nikolaj Ehlers Goal (24) Wrist Shot, assists: Dylan Samberg (13), Adam Lowry (16)
Icing
Connor McMichael Tip-In Wide Left
Alex Ovechkin hit Colin Miller
Josh Morrissey shot blocked by Dylan Strome
Off-side
Puck in Netting
Nic Dowd hit Mark Scheifele
Connor McMichael Backhand saved by Connor Hellebuyck
Trevor van Riemsdyk shot blocked by Pierre-Luc Dubois
Trevor van Riemsdyk Wrist Shot Wide Right
Goalie Stopped
Lars Eller Tip-In saved by Connor Hellebuyck
Goalie Stopped
Pierre-Luc Dubois faceoff won against Adam Lowry
Giveaway by John Carlson
Puck Frozen - Goalie
Dylan DeMelo shot blocked by Brandon Duhaime
Goalie Stopped
Anthony Beauvillier faceoff won against Mark Scheifele
Anthony Beauvillier Snap Shot Wide Right
Lars Eller hit Dylan DeMelo
Matt Roy Wrist Shot Wide Right
Giveaway by Lars Eller
Puck in Netting
Dylan Strome faceoff won against Vladislav Namestnikov
Rasmus Sandin Wrist Shot saved by Connor Hellebuyck
Icing
Dylan Strome faceoff won against Vladislav Namestnikov
Trevor van Riemsdyk hit Cole Perfetti
Puck in Netting
Takeaway by Martin Fehérváry
Giveaway by Jakob Chychrun
Goalie Stopped
Kyle Connor shot blocked by Rasmus Sandin
Goalie Stopped
Pierre-Luc Dubois faceoff won against Adam Lowry
Josh Morrissey shot blocked by Dylan Strome
Aliaksei Protas Tip-In saved by Connor Hellebuyck
Andrew Mangiapane Cross-checking against Colin Miller
Takeaway by Rasmus Sandin
John Carlson Wrist Shot saved by Connor Hellebuyck
John Carlson Backhand Wide Right
Pierre-Luc Dubois Wrist Shot Wide Right
Andrew Mangiapane Goal (14) Wrist Shot, assists: Jakob Chychrun (26)
Brandon Duhaime hit Colin Miller
Nic Dowd Wrist Shot Wide Left
Tom Wilson hit Kyle Connor
John Carlson Wrist Shot High and Wide Right
Hand Pass
Jakob Chychrun Wrist Shot saved by Connor Hellebuyck
Martin Fehérváry Wrist Shot Wide Left
Taylor Raddysh Slap Shot saved by Connor Hellebuyck
Giveaway by Matt Roy
Matt Roy Wrist Shot saved by Connor Hellebuyck
High Stick
Icing
Rasmus Sandin hit Mason Appleton
Matt Roy Slap Shot saved by Connor Hellebuyck
TV Timeout
Dylan Strome faceoff won against Adam Lowry
Giveaway by Dylan Strome
Jakob Chychrun Wrist Shot High and Wide Right
Connor McMichael Slap Shot saved by Connor Hellebuyck
Taylor Raddysh Wrist Shot saved by Connor Hellebuyck
Goalie Stopped
Lars Eller faceoff won against Adam Lowry
Aliaksei Protas Tip-In Wide Left
Takeaway by Nic Dowd
Giveaway by Aliaksei Protas
John Carlson hit Adam Lowry
Luke Schenn shot blocked by Aliaksei Protas
Giveaway by Matt Roy
Matt Roy hit Brandon Tanev
Jakob Chychrun Wrist Shot saved by Connor Hellebuyck
Andrew Mangiapane shot blocked by Lars Eller
Off-side
Pierre-Luc Dubois Wrist Shot saved by Connor Hellebuyck
Tom Wilson hit Mason Appleton
Alex Ovechkin Slap Shot saved by Connor Hellebuyck
Alex Ovechkin Slap Shot saved by Connor Hellebuyck
Icing
Lars Eller faceoff won against Mark Scheifele
Martin Fehérváry Holding against Kyle Connor
TV Timeout
Trevor van Riemsdyk Slap Shot saved by Connor Hellebuyck
Icing
Pierre-Luc Dubois faceoff won against Adam Lowry
Alex Ovechkin Snap Shot saved by Connor Hellebuyck
Colin Miller shot blocked by Brandon Duhaime
Nic Dowd hit Vladislav Namestnikov
Goalie Stopped
Takeaway by Matt Roy
Goalie Stopped
Nic Dowd faceoff won against Mark Scheifele
Kyle Connor shot blocked by Rasmus Sandin
Giveaway by Rasmus Sandin
Takeaway by Rasmus Sandin
Dylan Strome Backhand Wide Right
Giveaway by Trevor van Riemsdyk
Luke Schenn shot blocked by Jakob Chychrun
Goalie Stopped
Martin Fehérváry hit Morgan Barron
Matt Roy Wrist Shot saved by Connor Hellebuyck
Rasmus Sandin hit Rasmus Kupari
John Carlson Slap Shot saved by Connor Hellebuyck
Giveaway by Alex Ovechkin
Off-side
Pierre-Luc Dubois faceoff won against Mark Scheifele
Martin Fehérváry Wrist Shot High and Wide Left
Pierre-Luc Dubois Wrist Shot Wide Right
Matt Roy Snap Shot saved by Connor Hellebuyck
Taylor Raddysh Interference against Nino Niederreiter
TV Timeout
Cole Perfetti shot blocked by Trevor van Riemsdyk
Jakob Chychrun Wrist Shot saved by Connor Hellebuyck
Jakob Chychrun Wrist Shot saved by Connor Hellebuyck
Anthony Beauvillier Wrist Shot saved by Connor Hellebuyck
Andrew Mangiapane Wrist Shot saved by Connor Hellebuyck
Puck in Netting
Pierre-Luc Dubois faceoff won against Adam Lowry
Takeaway by Tom Wilson
Takeaway by Jakob Chychrun
Giveaway by Alex Ovechkin
Puck in Crowd
Pierre-Luc Dubois faceoff won against Mason Appleton
Giveaway by Tom Wilson
Josh Morrissey shot blocked by Pierre-Luc Dubois
Cole Perfetti shot blocked by Dylan Strome
Nic Dowd hit Mark Scheifele
Giveaway by Martin Fehérváry
Colin Miller shot blocked by Anthony Beauvillier
Puck Frozen - Goalie
Pierre-Luc Dubois faceoff won against Adam Lowry
John Carlson Slap Shot Wide Right
Tom Wilson Snap Shot saved by Connor Hellebuyck
Tom Wilson Snap Shot Wide Right
Alex Ovechkin Goal (36) Snap Shot, assists: Aliaksei Protas (35), Trevor van Riemsdyk (19)
Brandon Duhaime Wrist Shot saved by Connor Hellebuyck
Lars Eller Wrist Shot saved by Connor Hellebuyck
Tom Wilson hit Dylan DeMelo
Taylor Raddysh hit Luke Schenn
Tom Wilson hit Mason Appleton
Aliaksei Protas Wrist Shot Hit Right Post
Jakob Chychrun Slap Shot Wide Right

CAPITALS

JETS

Regular Season Series

WPG wins 2-0

Jets
5
Capitals
4

Game 1

2/2

Capitals
2
Jets
3

Game 2

26/3

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Washington	18	9	3	39
Carolina	17	9	2	36
NY Islanders	16	11	3	35
Pittsburgh	14	7	6	34
NY Rangers	15	12	4	34
Philadelphia	15	9	3	33
New Jersey	16	12	1	33
Columbus	13	10	6	32

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Colorado	21	2	6	48
Dallas	20	5	5	45
Minnesota	16	9	5	37
Utah	14	14	3	31
Chicago	12	11	6	30
Winnipeg	14	13	1	29
St. Louis	11	12	7	29
Nashville	10	14	4	24

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Washington Capitals @ Winnipeg Jets

Stars of the Game

Nikolaj EhlersLW - WPG

Mason AppletonC - WPG

Alex OvechkinLW - WSH

Game Information

Ehlers scores in OT as Jets beat Capitals 3-2 to clinch playoff spot, overcome Ovechkin's 889th goal

Shot Chart

Regular Season Series

WPG wins 2-0

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2025-26 Central Division Standings

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