Chicago Blackhawks @ Washington Capitals

46-20-15, 19-13-8 Away

Final

	1	2	3	T
Blackhawks CHI	0	0	0	0
Capitals WSH	2	2	0	4

Washington CapitalsCapitalsWSH

38-30-13, 21-13-6 Home

		1	2	3	T
	Blackhawks	0	0	0	0
	Capitals	2	2	0	4

1st Period			CHI	WSH
2:04		Alex Ovechkin (51) (Power Play Powerplay Goal) Assists: John Carlson (27), Nicklas Backstrom (61)	0	1
9:22		Jay Beagle (3) (Even Strength Goal) Assists: Dmitry Orlov (8), Evgeny Kuznetsov (6)	0	2

2nd Period			CHI	WSH
1:19		Nicklas Backstrom (18) (Even Strength Goal) Assists: Alex Ovechkin (28), Karl Alzner (16)	0	3
16:16		Jay Beagle (4) (Even Strength Goal) Assists: Jason Chimera (27), Joel Ward (25)	0	4

3rd Period
No Goals Scored

BLACKHAWKS

CAPITALS

Regular Season Series

Series tied 1-1

Capitals
4
Blackhawks
6

Game 1

2/10

Blackhawks
0
Capitals
4

Game 2

12/4

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Colorado	55	16	11	121
Dallas	50	20	12	112
Minnesota	46	24	12	104
Utah	43	33	6	92
St. Louis	37	33	12	86
Nashville	38	34	10	86
Winnipeg	35	35	12	82
Chicago	29	39	14	72

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Carolina	53	22	7	113
Pittsburgh	41	25	16	98
Philadelphia	43	27	12	98
Washington	43	30	9	95
Columbus	40	30	12	92
NY Islanders	43	34	5	91
New Jersey	42	37	3	87
NY Rangers	34	39	9	77

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Chicago Blackhawks @ Washington Capitals

Stars of the Game

Jay BeagleC - WSH

Jaroslav HalakG - WSH

Alex OvechkinLW - WSH

Game Information

Shot Chart

Regular Season Series

Series tied 1-1

2025-26 Central Division Standings

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