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Capitals top Penguins 5-3 in Alex Ovechkin's final home opener in Washington

— Tom Wilson had a goal and two assists, and the Washington Capitals held on for a win in Alex Ovechkin's final home opener, 5-3 over the Pittsburgh Penguins on Wednesday night.
Oct 7, 2026, 10:18 pm - AP
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Penguins1203
Capitals2215
1st PeriodPITWSH
0:23Anthony Beauvillier (1)
Assists: Dylan Strome (3)
01
1:19Bryan Rust (1)
Assists: Ben Kindel (2), Samuel Girard (3)
11
11:51Tom Wilson (1)
Assists: Pierre-Luc Dubois (3)
12
2nd PeriodPITWSH
4:42Pierre-Luc Dubois (1)
Assists: Tom Wilson (2)
13
13:14Alex Tuch (3)
Assists: Tom Wilson (3)
14
14:05Tommy Novak (3)
Unassisted
24
18:01Nick Robertson (3)
Assists: Kaedan Korczak (4), Blake Lizotte (1)
34
3rd PeriodPITWSH
3:55Ryan Leonard (2) (Power Play)
Assists: Jordan Kyrou (1), Cole Hutson (1)
35

Shot Chart

NHL Shot Chart
  • Anthony Beauvillier hit Kris Letang
  • Anthony Beauvillier Goal (1) Backhand, assists: Dylan Strome (3)
  • Alex Tuch hit Declan Carlile
  • Justin Sourdif hit Kaedan Korczak
  • Alex Tuch Wrist Shot Wide Left
  • Alex Tuch Backhand saved by Arturs Silovs
  • Pierre-Luc Dubois faceoff won against Sidney Crosby
  • Pierre-Luc Dubois Snap Shot Wide Left
  • Dylan Strome faceoff won against Tommy Novak
  • Dylan Strome Snap Shot saved by Arturs Silovs
  • Dylan McIlrath hit Declan Carlile
  • Dylan Strome faceoff won against Blake Lizotte
  • Alex Ovechkin Slap Shot High and Wide Left
  • Dylan Strome Snap Shot Wide Right
  • Pierre-Luc Dubois Slap Shot Above Crossbar
  • Giveaway by Dylan Strome
  • Ilya Protas faceoff won against Blake Lizotte
  • Cole Hutson Snap Shot saved by Arturs Silovs
  • Ilya Protas faceoff won against Blake Lizotte
  • Ryan Leonard Snap Shot saved by Arturs Silovs
  • Ilya Protas Wrist Shot saved by Arturs Silovs
  • Alex Ovechkin Snap Shot Wide Left
  • Timothy Liljegren shot blocked by Boone Jenner
  • Egor Chinakhov shot blocked by Timothy Liljegren
  • Egor Chinakhov shot blocked by Cole Hutson
  • Ilya Protas faceoff won against Tommy Novak
  • Jordan Kyrou Snap Shot saved by Arturs Silovs
  • Pierre-Luc Dubois Backhand saved by Arturs Silovs
  • Tom Wilson hit Kaedan Korczak
  • Takeaway by Alex Tuch
  • Jakob Chychrun Snap Shot saved by Arturs Silovs
  • Tom Wilson Goal (1) Snap Shot, assists: Pierre-Luc Dubois (3)
  • Erik Karlsson shot blocked by Martin Fehervary
  • Pierre-Luc Dubois Backhand saved by Arturs Silovs
  • Boone Jenner faceoff won against Blake Lizotte
  • Ryan Leonard hit Blake Lizotte
  • Justin Sourdif faceoff won against Tommy Novak
  • Justin Sourdif faceoff won against Tommy Novak
  • Ryan Leonard Roughing against Kaedan Korczak
  • Boone Jenner faceoff won against Sidney Crosby
  • Alex Tuch Snap Shot saved by Arturs Silovs
  • Alex Tuch Backhand saved by Arturs Silovs
  • Egor Chinakhov shot blocked by Timothy Liljegren
  • Egor Chinakhov shot blocked by Vincent Desharnais
  • Alex Ovechkin Slap Shot Wide Left
  • Alex Ovechkin Snap Shot saved by Arturs Silovs
  • Takeaway by Tom Wilson
  • Jakob Chychrun Slap Shot Wide Right
  • Alex Tuch Tip-In Wide Left
  • Jakob Chychrun Wrist Shot Wide Left
  • Anthony Beauvillier hit Declan Carlile
  • Martin Fehervary hit Hendrix Lapierre
  • Boone Jenner faceoff won against Sidney Crosby
  • Justin Sourdif Wrist Shot Wide Right
  • Ryan Leonard Snap Shot Above Crossbar
  • Anthony Beauvillier hit Declan Carlile
  • Giveaway by Anthony Beauvillier
  • Anthony Beauvillier hit Erik Karlsson
  • Ryan Leonard hit Kaedan Korczak
  • Ryan Leonard hit Samuel Girard
  • Justin Sourdif hit Kaedan Korczak
  • Ilya Protas faceoff won against Blake Lizotte
  • Giveaway by Alex Tuch
  • Pierre-Luc Dubois Goal (1) Snap Shot, assists: Tom Wilson (2)
  • Boone Jenner Wrist Shot saved by Arturs Silovs
  • Takeaway by Ilya Protas
  • Pierre-Luc Dubois Snap Shot High and Wide Right
  • Alex Tuch Wrist Shot saved by Arturs Silovs
  • Justin Sourdif faceoff won against Blake Lizotte
  • Justin Sourdif Tip-In Wide Right
  • Kaedan Korczak shot blocked by Tom Wilson
  • Rickard Rakell shot blocked by Jakob Chychrun
  • Dylan Strome faceoff won against Ben Kindel
  • Giveaway by Vincent Desharnais
  • Martin Fehervary Slap Shot Wide Right
  • Ben Kindel shot blocked by Vincent Desharnais
  • Vincent Desharnais hit Hendrix Lapierre
  • Jakob Chychrun hit Rickard Rakell
  • Giveaway by Alex Tuch
  • Takeaway by Alex Tuch
  • Alex Tuch Goal (3) Snap Shot, assists: Tom Wilson (3)
  • Giveaway by Jordan Kyrou
  • Justin Sourdif hit Blake Lizotte
  • Giveaway by Vincent Desharnais
  • Trevor van Riemsdyk shot blocked by Boone Jenner
  • Ville Koivunen shot blocked by Justin Sourdif
  • Pierre-Luc Dubois faceoff won against Sidney Crosby
  • Dylan Strome faceoff won against Tommy Novak
  • Tommy Novak shot blocked by Cole Hutson
  • Alex Ovechkin hit Declan Carlile
  • Boone Jenner Wrist Shot saved by Arturs Silovs
  • Pierre-Luc Dubois faceoff won against Blake Lizotte
  • Pierre-Luc Dubois shot blocked by Tom Wilson
  • Jakob Chychrun Holding against Nick Robertson
  • Aliaksei Protas Snap Shot saved by Arturs Silovs
  • Dylan Strome faceoff won against Blake Lizotte
  • Alex Ovechkin Wrist Shot Wide Right
  • Tom Wilson hit Declan Carlile
  • Giveaway by Logan Thompson
  • Ryan Leonard Snap Shot Wide Left
  • Ryan Leonard Goal (2) Snap Shot, assists: Jordan Kyrou (1), Cole Hutson (1)
  • Boone Jenner hit Trevor van Riemsdyk
  • Pierre-Luc Dubois faceoff won against Sidney Crosby
  • Dylan McIlrath Snap Shot Wide Right
  • Cole Hutson Slap Shot saved by Arturs Silovs
  • Cole Hutson Snap Shot saved by Arturs Silovs
  • Boone Jenner hit Hendrix Lapierre
  • Ryan Leonard hit Ben Kindel
  • Alex Ovechkin Slap Shot saved by Arturs Silovs
  • Giveaway by Dylan Strome
  • Alex Tuch Snap Shot saved by Arturs Silovs
  • Giveaway by Cole Hutson
  • Justin Sourdif hit Blake Lizotte
  • Pierre-Luc Dubois faceoff won against Sidney Crosby
  • Tom Wilson Snap Shot saved by Arturs Silovs
  • Pierre-Luc Dubois faceoff won against Blake Lizotte
  • Timothy Liljegren Snap Shot saved by Arturs Silovs
  • Takeaway by Timothy Liljegren
  • Pierre-Luc Dubois Boarding against Declan Carlile
  • Boone Jenner faceoff won against Sidney Crosby
  • Egor Chinakhov shot blocked by Tom Wilson
  • Takeaway by Jordan Kyrou
  • Pierre-Luc Dubois faceoff won against Sidney Crosby
  • Kris Letang shot blocked by Boone Jenner
  • Kris Letang shot blocked by Alex Tuch
  • Kris Letang shot blocked by Alex Tuch
  • Giveaway by Jakob Chychrun
  • Jakob Chychrun Slashing against Evgeni Malkin
  • Giveaway by Trevor van Riemsdyk
  • Takeaway by Evgeni Malkin
  • Bryan Rust Goal (1) Snap Shot, assists: Ben Kindel (2), Samuel Girard (3)
  • Giveaway by Trevor van Riemsdyk
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Off-side
  • Takeaway by Bryan Rust
  • Ben Kindel Snap Shot Above Crossbar
  • Giveaway by Kaedan Korczak
  • Ville Koivunen Tripping against Cole Hutson
  • Puck in Crowd
  • Nick Robertson Delaying Game - Puck over glass
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Alex Tuch shot blocked by Trevor van Riemsdyk
  • Cole Hutson shot blocked by Declan Carlile
  • On-Ice Official
  • Martin Fehervary shot blocked by Rickard Rakell
  • Giveaway by Kris Letang
  • Cole Hutson shot blocked by Kris Letang
  • Erik Karlsson Slap Shot saved by Logan Thompson
  • Puck Frozen - Goalie
  • TV Timeout
  • Evgeni Malkin faceoff won against Ilya Protas
  • Puck Frozen - Goalie
  • Giveaway by Declan Carlile
  • High Stick
  • Sidney Crosby faceoff won against Pierre-Luc Dubois
  • Giveaway by Kris Letang
  • Kris Letang Slap Shot saved by Logan Thompson
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Sidney Crosby faceoff won against Pierre-Luc Dubois
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Ryan Leonard shot blocked by Declan Carlile
  • Justin Sourdif shot blocked by Declan Carlile
  • Off-side
  • Off-side
  • Giveaway by Kaedan Korczak
  • Puck in Netting
  • TV Timeout
  • Blake Lizotte faceoff won against Jordan Kyrou
  • Kris Letang hit Pierre-Luc Dubois
  • Jakob Chychrun shot blocked by Bryan Rust
  • Kris Letang Snap Shot saved by Logan Thompson
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Sidney Crosby faceoff won against Boone Jenner
  • Hendrix Lapierre Tip-In Wide Left
  • Rickard Rakell hit Ryan Leonard
  • Off-side
  • Boone Jenner shot blocked by Rickard Rakell
  • Ryan Leonard shot blocked by Tommy Novak
  • Sidney Crosby Tip-In Short
  • Rickard Rakell shot blocked by Sidney Crosby
  • Rickard Rakell Snap Shot saved by Logan Thompson
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Giveaway by Tommy Novak
  • Hendrix Lapierre hit Ryan Leonard
  • Off-side
  • Tommy Novak faceoff won against Ilya Protas
  • Egor Chinakhov Tip-In Above Crossbar
  • Icing
  • Tommy Novak faceoff won against Dylan Strome
  • Giveaway by Bryan Rust
  • Icing
  • Ben Kindel faceoff won against Boone Jenner
  • Giveaway by Bryan Rust
  • Boone Jenner shot blocked by Ben Kindel
  • Ben Kindel Snap Shot saved by Logan Thompson
  • Off-side
  • Trevor van Riemsdyk Wrist Shot saved by Logan Thompson
  • Egor Chinakhov Tip-In Wide Right
  • Samuel Girard Slap Shot saved by Logan Thompson
  • Timothy Liljegren shot blocked by Ville Koivunen
  • Giveaway by Kris Letang
  • Goalie Stopped
  • TV Timeout
  • Ben Kindel faceoff won against Dylan Strome
  • Alex Ovechkin shot blocked by Kaedan Korczak
  • Puck in Netting
  • Icing
  • Tommy Novak faceoff won against Ilya Protas
  • Giveaway by Evgeni Malkin
  • Icing
  • Sidney Crosby faceoff won against Ilya Protas
  • Rickard Rakell shot blocked by Bryan Rust
  • Off-side
  • TV Timeout
  • Ville Koivunen Tip-In saved by Logan Thompson
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Sidney Crosby faceoff won against Pierre-Luc Dubois
  • Erik Karlsson Slap Shot saved by Logan Thompson
  • Sidney Crosby Slap Shot saved by Logan Thompson
  • Icing
  • Tommy Novak faceoff won against Ilya Protas
  • Evgeni Malkin Snap Shot Hit Left Post
  • Tommy Novak Goal (3) Snap Shot, assists: none
  • Blake Lizotte hit Justin Sourdif
  • Kaedan Korczak Deflected Wide Right
  • Puck in Netting
  • TV Timeout
  • Bryan Rust Snap Shot saved by Logan Thompson
  • Giveaway by Kris Letang
  • Jakob Chychrun shot blocked by Bryan Rust
  • Kris Letang hit Cole Hutson
  • Off-side
  • Giveaway by Declan Carlile
  • Egor Chinakhov Snap Shot saved by Logan Thompson
  • Nick Robertson Goal (3) Tip-In, assists: Kaedan Korczak (4), Blake Lizotte (1)
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Sidney Crosby faceoff won against Boone Jenner
  • Tommy Novak Slap Shot Wide Right
  • Rickard Rakell Slap Shot saved by Logan Thompson
  • Tommy Novak Snap Shot saved by Logan Thompson
  • Egor Chinakhov Snap Shot Wide Left
  • Trevor van Riemsdyk Hooking against Anthony Beauvillier
  • Alex Ovechkin shot blocked by Kaedan Korczak
  • Alex Ovechkin shot blocked by Kaedan Korczak
  • Giveaway by Connor Dewar
  • Jakob Chychrun shot blocked by Blake Lizotte
  • Ben Kindel Snap Shot saved by Logan Thompson
  • Justin Sourdif shot blocked by Tommy Novak
  • Kris Letang Snap Shot saved by Logan Thompson
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Rickard Rakell Snap Shot saved by Logan Thompson
  • Samuel Girard Snap Shot Wide Right
  • Blake Lizotte Tripping against Alex Ovechkin
  • TV Timeout
  • Ben Kindel faceoff won against Dylan Strome
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Ben Kindel faceoff won against Dylan Strome
  • Bryan Rust Snap Shot saved by Logan Thompson
  • Giveaway by Samuel Girard
  • Blake Lizotte Snap Shot saved by Logan Thompson
  • Erik Karlsson Slap Shot saved by Logan Thompson
  • Egor Chinakhov Snap Shot saved by Logan Thompson
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Blake Lizotte hit Timothy Liljegren
  • TV Timeout
  • Giveaway by Erik Karlsson
  • Erik Karlsson Slap Shot saved by Logan Thompson
  • Giveaway by Evgeni Malkin
  • Evgeni Malkin Snap Shot saved by Logan Thompson
  • Kaedan Korczak Wrist Shot saved by Logan Thompson
  • Kaedan Korczak hit Anthony Beauvillier
  • Sidney Crosby Snap Shot saved by Logan Thompson
  • Jordan Kyrou shot blocked by Erik Karlsson
  • Giveaway by Egor Chinakhov
  • Hendrix Lapierre Wrist Shot saved by Logan Thompson
  • Goalie Stopped
  • TV Timeout
  • Kris Letang Slap Shot Hit Left Post
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Sidney Crosby faceoff won against Boone Jenner
  • Evgeni Malkin Tip-In Wide Right
  • Tommy Novak Snap Shot saved by Logan Thompson
  • Erik Karlsson shot blocked by Ville Koivunen
  • Giveaway by Erik Karlsson
  • Giveaway by Erik Karlsson
  • Takeaway by Ben Kindel
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