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Colorado Avalanche vs. Washington Capitals: game summary

Final · March 22, 2026 at 12:30 p.m.

Colorado Avalanche logoColorado Avalanche3
Washington Capitals logoWashington Capitals2

Shots on goal : COL 24 — WSH 22 · Capital One Arena

Three stars

Colorado Avalanche logo COL

Game stats

WSH Washington Capitals logo
24Shots on goal22
60 %Faceoff win %40 %
0/2Power play1/5
10Penalty minutes4
15Hits18
5Blocked shots14
13Giveaways12
7Takeaways2

Shots by period

P1P2P3OTTotal
COL687324
WSH877022

Season series COL 2 – 0 WSH

Official NHL reports

Shot map

GoalShot on goalMissed shot
← Colorado Avalanche logoCOL 3 / 24 / 382 / 22 / 35 WSHWashington Capitals logo →
Missed shot — Ryan Leonard (WSH), P1 02:01 · snapMissed shot — Nazem Kadri (COL), P1 03:22 · snapMissed shot — Martin Necas (COL), P1 03:39 · slapMissed shot — Sam Malinski (COL), P1 07:50 · snapMissed shot — Tom Wilson (WSH), P1 15:05 · snapMissed shot — Nathan MacKinnon (COL), P1 17:39 · backhandMissed shot — Connor McMichael (WSH), P1 17:54 · snapMissed shot — Aliaksei Protas (WSH), P1 19:34 · snapMissed shot — Cale Makar (COL), P2 03:47 · snapMissed shot — Cale Makar (COL), P2 03:55 · snapMissed shot — Brock Nelson (COL), P2 04:00 · slapMissed shot — Brock Nelson (COL), P2 04:25 · slapMissed shot — Jakob Chychrun (WSH), P2 16:46 · snapMissed shot — Jakob Chychrun (WSH), P2 17:00 · snapMissed shot — Parker Kelly (COL), P2 17:55 · backhandMissed shot — Rasmus Sandin (WSH), P2 19:02 · snapMissed shot — Ryan Leonard (WSH), P3 02:07 · snapMissed shot — Jakob Chychrun (WSH), P3 02:11 · slapMissed shot — Rasmus Sandin (WSH), P3 07:16 · snapMissed shot — Martin Fehérváry (WSH), P3 10:59 · snapMissed shot — Aliaksei Protas (WSH), P3 11:22 · wrap-aroundMissed shot — Nazem Kadri (COL), P3 12:08 · snapMissed shot — Pierre-Luc Dubois (WSH), P3 13:24 · wristMissed shot — Josh Manson (COL), P3 16:24 · slapMissed shot — Josh Manson (COL), P3 19:09 · batMissed shot — Brent Burns (COL), P3 19:19 · snapMissed shot — Brock Nelson (COL), OT 01:07 · slapShot on goal — Rasmus Sandin (WSH), P1 01:10 · snapShot on goal — Justin Sourdif (WSH), P1 01:46 · snapShot on goal — Sam Malinski (COL), P1 03:10 · snapShot on goal — Dylan Strome (WSH), P1 07:25 · snapShot on goal — Jack Drury (COL), P1 09:57 · snapShot on goal — Ethen Frank (WSH), P1 10:32 · snapShot on goal — Zakhar Bardakov (COL), P1 10:49 · snapShot on goal — Aliaksei Protas (WSH), P1 11:13 · snapShot on goal — Gavin Brindley (COL), P1 12:57 · tip-inShot on goal — Martin Necas (COL), P1 13:55 · backhandShot on goal — Jakob Chychrun (WSH), P1 15:04 · snapShot on goal — Alex Ovechkin (WSH), P1 16:35 · snapShot on goal — Nazem Kadri (COL), P1 19:42 · snapShot on goal — Josh Manson (COL), P2 00:15 · snapShot on goal — Aliaksei Protas (WSH), P2 00:24 · snapShot on goal — Cale Makar (COL), P2 03:25 · snapShot on goal — Brett Kulak (COL), P2 03:36 · slapShot on goal — Connor McMichael (WSH), P2 04:55 · slapShot on goal — Tom Wilson (WSH), P2 06:12 · snapShot on goal — Rasmus Sandin (WSH), P2 08:08 · snapShot on goal — Brent Burns (COL), P2 08:24 · snapShot on goal — Alex Ovechkin (WSH), P2 11:22 · slapShot on goal — Josh Manson (COL), P2 11:45 · snapShot on goal — Gabriel Landeskog (COL), P2 12:42 · tip-inShot on goal — Brandon Duhaime (WSH), P2 13:28 · backhandShot on goal — Brock Nelson (COL), P2 13:56 · snapShot on goal — Nazem Kadri (COL), P2 14:07 · snapShot on goal — Pierre-Luc Dubois (WSH), P2 17:09 · snapShot on goal — Ryan Leonard (WSH), P3 01:56 · snapShot on goal — Connor McMichael (WSH), P3 05:12 · snapShot on goal — Cale Makar (COL), P3 06:52 · snapShot on goal — Pierre-Luc Dubois (WSH), P3 07:01 · backhandShot on goal — Tom Wilson (WSH), P3 07:40 · tip-inShot on goal — Brent Burns (COL), P3 08:41 · slapShot on goal — Ryan Leonard (WSH), P3 11:44 · snapShot on goal — Aliaksei Protas (WSH), P3 13:22 · backhandShot on goal — Josh Manson (COL), P3 16:40 · snapShot on goal — Devon Toews (COL), P3 16:45 · snapShot on goal — Brent Burns (COL), P3 19:08 · snapShot on goal — Nathan MacKinnon (COL), OT 00:17 · snapShot on goal — Martin Necas (COL), OT 00:53 · snapGoal — Justin Sourdif (WSH), P1 11:53 · snapGoal — Gabriel Landeskog (COL), P3 01:05 · snapGoal — Nicolas Roy (COL), P3 06:03 · snapGoal — Alex Ovechkin (WSH), P3 14:17 · slapGoal — Brock Nelson (COL), OT 01:22 · tip-in

Goals / shots on goal / attempts. Each team keeps its side for the whole game: the visitors attack left, the home team right. NHL coordinates.

Goals

1st period

3rd period

Overtime

Penalties

1st period

  • 03:14WSHCole Hutson — Holding (2 min) · drawn by Nathan MacKinnon
  • 05:23COLNicolas Roy — High sticking (2 min) · drawn by Trevor van Riemsdyk
  • 14:50COLParker Kelly — Slashing (2 min) · drawn by Matt Roy

2nd period

  • 04:29WSHAlex Ovechkin — Hooking (2 min) · drawn by Cale Makar
  • 16:17COLBrent Burns — High sticking (2 min) · drawn by Anthony Beauvillier

3rd period

  • 07:34COLJosh Manson — Tripping (2 min) · drawn by Aliaksei Protas
  • 13:57COLGabriel Landeskog — Holding (2 min) · drawn by Aliaksei Protas

Box score

Colorado Avalanche

PlayerGA+/-SOGHITTOI
N. RoyC1011008:40
B. NelsonC1012120:13
V. NichushkinR00-10018:47
P. KellyC0000313:52
J. DruryC0001014:39
N. MacKinnonC0001122:50
G. BrindleyC0011004:57
M. NecasC0212123:36
N. KadriC0002215:48
G. LandeskogL1012317:21
Z. BardakovC0111004:28
J. KivirantaL0000112:14
D. ToewsD0121019:45
C. MakarD0002025:06
B. KulakD0001120:31
J. MansonD0003116:16
S. MalinskiD0011119:24
B. BurnsD0003017:29
GoalieSavesSV%TOI
M. Blackwood(W)20/2290.9 %61:12
S. Wedgewood0/0—00:00

Washington Capitals

PlayerGA+/-SOGHITTOI
A. OvechkinL1003218:45
R. LeonardR0012315:05
D. StromeC0101014:31
A. ProtasL00-23020:37
B. DuhaimeL00-11107:09
C. McMichaelL0112020:03
H. LapierreC00-10105:44
J. SourdifC1012317:22
T. WilsonR00-12324:46
E. FrankR0001001:22
A. BeauvillierR00-10116:53
P. DuboisC00-22124:10
M. RoyD01-10018:50
J. ChychrunD0001121:30
R. SandinD00-12120:10
M. FehérváryD00-10120:34
C. HutsonD0100017:55
T. van RiemsdykD0000014:57
GoalieSavesSV%TOI
L. Thompson(O)21/2487.5 %61:05
C. Lindgren0/0—00:00

Stats and photos: NHL (NHL.com) · View the game on NHL.com ↗

About this game

Who won Avalanche vs Capitals?

Avalanche won 3-2 in overtime over Capitals on Sunday, March 22, 2026.

When was Avalanche vs Capitals played?

On Sunday, March 22, 2026, at 12:30 PM ET at Capital One Arena.

Where was Avalanche vs Capitals played?

At Capital One Arena, in Washington.

Have the Avalanche and Capitals played this season?

Yes: January 19 (Capitals 2, Avalanche 5).