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Dallas Stars 4, Washington Capitals 1 — Recap

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📰Game Summary

Final: Dallas Stars 4, Washington Capitals 1. Shots on goal: DAL 36, WSH 24. Goals by period (from the event feed, matching the official final): P1 DAL 1-0 WSH; P2 DAL 1-0 WSH; P3 DAL 2-1 WSH.

Scoring plays: P1 03:06 Radek Faksa (assists: Esa Lindell) to make it DAL 1-0 WSH; P2 02:37 Sam Steel (assists: Thomas Harley, Matt Duchene) to make it DAL 2-0 WSH; P3 13:31 Wyatt Johnston (assists: Sam Steel) to make it DAL 3-0 WSH; P3 17:41 Alex Ovechkin (assists: John Carlson, Jakob Chychrun) to make it DAL 3-1 WSH; P3 19:41 Roope Hintz to make it DAL 4-1 WSH. Top skaters: Sam Steel (DAL) 1 G, 1 A; Alex Ovechkin (WSH) 1 G, 0 A; Radek Faksa (DAL) 1 G, 0 A; Roope Hintz (DAL) 1 G, 0 A. Goaltending (box score): Casey DeSmith (DAL) 23 saves on 24, decision W; Logan Thompson (WSH) 32 saves on 35, decision L.

Standouts

Top Scorer · DAL
Sam Steel
1 G, 1 A, 2 PTS, 1 SOG · 18:16 TOI
Goals · DAL
Roope Hintz
1 G, 0 A, 1 PTS, 12 SOG · 17:13 TOI
Goaltending · DAL
Casey DeSmith
23 saves on 24 shots (.958) · W
Season highs
Roope Hintz · Season-high 12 shots on goal

Every skater's and goalie's line is in the box score below.

📊 Game Flow

DAL 3 largest lead P3 13:31 (DAL 3, WSH 0) · 3-0 run, P1 3:06–P3 13:31
WSH 0 largest lead Never led
Swings 0 lead changes Tied 0 times
Scoring summary
  • P1 3:06 Radek Faksa (Esa Lindell) DAL · Shorthanded · wrist shot · DAL 1, WSH 0
  • P2 2:37 Sam Steel (Thomas Harley, Matt Duchene) DAL · tip-in shot · DAL 2, WSH 0
  • P3 13:31 Wyatt Johnston (Sam Steel) DAL · snap shot · DAL 3, WSH 0
  • P3 17:41 Alex Ovechkin (John Carlson, Jakob Chychrun) WSH · Power play · snap shot · DAL 3, WSH 1
  • P3 19:41 Roope Hintz DAL · Empty net · snap shot · DAL 4, WSH 1

Linescore

123 T
DAL 112 4
WSH 001 1

Shots on goal: DAL 36, WSH 24

Biggest Period

The Dallas Stars scored 2 goals in P3 — the biggest single period of the game.

📋 Team Stats

DALWSH
36Shots on goal24
58Shot attempts55
24Faceoff wins30
16Hits22
11Blocked shots16
0Power-play goals0
3Takeaways6
13Giveaways24
11Penalty minutes11
95.8%Save %91.4%
Shots on goal by period
TeamP1P2P3Total
DAL10101636
WSH651324

🎯 Shot Map

Dallas Stars4 G · 47 attempts
Nils Lundkvist: saved (snap)Nathan Bastian: saved (snap)Radek Faksa: saved (snap)Radek Faksa: goal (wrist)Colin Blackwell: saved (snap)Matt Duchene: saved (snap)Roope Hintz: saved (snap)Mikko Rantanen: missed the netMikko Rantanen: saved (wrist)Ilya Lyubushkin: saved (snap)Wyatt Johnston: saved (snap)Mavrik Bourque: missed the netMiro Heiskanen: saved (snap)Sam Steel: goal (tip-in)Roope Hintz: missed the netRoope Hintz: saved (wrist)Colin Blackwell: saved (snap)Jason Robertson: saved (wrist)Thomas Harley: saved (snap)Nils Lundkvist: saved (slap)Wyatt Johnston: saved (backhand)Wyatt Johnston: missed the netMavrik Bourque: missed the netRoope Hintz: saved (backhand)Nils Lundkvist: saved (slap)Mikko Rantanen: missed the netJustin Hryckowian: missed the netRoope Hintz: saved (backhand)Nils Lundkvist: saved (snap)Wyatt Johnston: saved (slap)Roope Hintz: saved (slap)Roope Hintz: saved (tip-in)Roope Hintz: saved (wrist)Roope Hintz: saved (backhand)Roope Hintz: saved (snap)Wyatt Johnston: saved (snap)Jason Robertson: missed the netRoope Hintz: saved (tip-in)Thomas Harley: saved (snap)Colin Blackwell: missed the netMatt Duchene: saved (snap)Radek Faksa: saved (tip-in)Wyatt Johnston: goal (snap)Roope Hintz: saved (snap)Miro Heiskanen: missed the netJustin Hryckowian: missed the netRoope Hintz: goal (snap)
  • 4Goals9% of attempts
  • 32Saved68% of attempts
  • 11Missed the net23% of attempts
Washington Capitals1 G · 36 attempts
Dylan Strome: missed the netJohn Carlson: missed the netAlex Ovechkin: missed the netDylan Strome: saved (tip-in)Anthony Beauvillier: saved (backhand)Sonny Milano: saved (wrist)Ryan Leonard: missed the netAlex Ovechkin: saved (snap)Alex Ovechkin: missed the netRasmus Sandin: saved (snap)Brandon Duhaime: missed the netBrett Leason: missed the netJakob Chychrun: saved (snap)Jakob Chychrun: saved (snap)Anthony Beauvillier: saved (tip-in)Ryan Leonard: saved (wrist)Ethen Frank: saved (snap)Ethen Frank: missed the netRasmus Sandin: missed the netJakob Chychrun: missed the netJustin Sourdif: saved (snap)Jakob Chychrun: missed the netAnthony Beauvillier: saved (snap)Dylan Strome: saved (snap)Jakob Chychrun: saved (snap)Justin Sourdif: saved (snap)Ryan Leonard: saved (snap)Connor McMichael: saved (snap)Connor McMichael: saved (tip-in)Ethen Frank: saved (tip-in)Jakob Chychrun: saved (snap)Connor McMichael: saved (snap)Alex Ovechkin: goal (snap)Jakob Chychrun: missed the netJakob Chychrun: saved (deflected)Jakob Chychrun: saved (slap)
  • 1Goals3% of attempts
  • 23Saved64% of attempts
  • 12Missed the net33% of attempts

● goal (large) · ● saved · ✕ missed the net; blocked shots are not located. Each team attacks to the right.

🏒 Box Score

DAL skatersG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerPosGAP+/-SOGHITBLKTOI
Sam Steel C 112+110018:16
Wyatt Johnston C 101050121:49
Roope Hintz C 101+1121017:13
Radek Faksa C 101+130010:47
Esa Lindell D 011+100326:49
Thomas Harley D 011+123222:11
Matt Duchene C 011+121013:40
Miro Heiskanen D 000+111328:02
Mikko Rantanen R 000010020:37
Jason Robertson L 000+110118:08
Nils Lundkvist D 000+142015:36
Ilya Lyubushkin D 000+112015:14
Mavrik Bourque C 000+100014:36
Colin Blackwell C 000+122011:18
Justin Hryckowian C 000000010:36
Oskar Bäck C 000001010:19
Kyle Capobianco D 000+101110:14
Nathan Bastian R 000012008:35
DAL goaliesG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerDecSVSASV%GATOI
Casey DeSmith W 232495.8160:00
WSH skatersG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerPosGAP+/-SOGHITBLKTOI
Alex Ovechkin L 101-221119:43
John Carlson D 011-201127:37
Jakob Chychrun D 011-161124:30
Ryan Leonard R 000-121022:07
Matt Roy D 000-105021:49
Rasmus Sandin D 000-111221:19
Dylan Strome C 000-221020:50
Connor McMichael C 000-131120:40
Justin Sourdif R 000-120019:45
Martin Fehérváry D 000-102418:31
Anthony Beauvillier L 000-131017:45
Ethen Frank C 000021113:44
Nic Dowd C 000001312:55
Brandon Duhaime R 000001108:09
Sonny Milano L 000011007:59
Hendrix Lapierre C 000000006:53
Dylan McIlrath D 000002106:08
Brett Leason R 000001005:34
WSH goaliesG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerDecSVSASV%GATOI
Logan Thompson L 323591.4358:02

⚔️ Season Series & What's Next

2025-26 season series DAL 2 – 0 WSH
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