Dallas Stars at Washington Capitals

Wed, Jan 7, 2026 · Capital One Arena · 2025–26 Regular Season

Dallas Stars

4 – 1

Final

Washington Capitals

The Dallas Stars beat the Washington Capitals 4–1 on Wed, Jan 7, 2026 at Capital One Arena. Sam Steel led the way with 2 points. Casey DeSmith made 23 saves for the win. Shots on goal were 36–24.

Linescore

Team	1st	2nd	3rd	T	SOG
DAL	1	1	2	4	36
WSH	0	0	1	1	24

Scoring summary

Per	Time	Team	Str	Goal	Assists	Score
1st	03:06	DAL	SH	Radek Faksa (2) · wrist	Esa Lindell (14)	1–0
2nd	02:37	DAL	EV	Sam Steel (7) · tip-in	Thomas Harley (14), Matt Duchene (6)	2–0
3rd	13:31	DAL	EV	Wyatt Johnston (24) · snap	Sam Steel (9)	3–0
3rd	17:41	WSH	PP	Alex Ovechkin (18) · snap	John Carlson (23), Jakob Chychrun (17)	3–1
3rd	19:41	DAL	SH EN	Roope Hintz (13) · snap	Unassisted	4–1

Penalties

Per	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Min
1st	02:44	DAL	Ilya Lyubushkin	holding	2
1st	03:16	WSH	Connor McMichael	abuse of officials	2
2nd	01:12	DAL	Ilya Lyubushkin	roughing	2
2nd	01:12	WSH	Brandon Duhaime	roughing	2
2nd	12:53	DAL	Ilya Lyubushkin	fighting	5
2nd	12:53	WSH	Brandon Duhaime	fighting	5
2nd	15:55	DAL	Mikko Rantanen	slashing	2
3rd	04:57	WSH	Nic Dowd	hooking	2

Shot map

Goal● Shot on goal○ MissedSize = expected goals (xG)

Expected goals: DAL 6.24 · WSH 1.96 · xG% DAL 76.1

Dallas Stars

#	Skater	Pos	G	A	P	+/-	PIM	SOG	HIT	BLK	FO%	TOI	SHF
18	Sam Steel	C	1	1	2	+1	0	1	0	0	22.2	18:16	23
23	Esa Lindell	D	0	1	1	+1	0	0	0	3		26:49	29
55	Thomas Harley	D	0	1	1	+1	0	2	3	2		22:11	26
53	Wyatt Johnston	C	1	0	1	0	0	5	0	1	61.5	21:49	25
24	Roope Hintz	C	1	0	1	+1	0	12	1	0	40.0	17:13	20
95	Matt Duchene	C	0	1	1	+1	0	2	1	0	62.5	13:40	19
12	Radek Faksa	C	1	0	1	+1	0	3	0	0	33.3	10:47	13
4	Miro Heiskanen	D	0	0	0	+1	0	1	1	3		28:02	28
96	Mikko Rantanen	R	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0		20:37	25
21	Jason Robertson	L	0	0	0	+1	0	1	0	1		18:08	20
5	Nils Lundkvist	D	0	0	0	+1	0	4	2	0		15:36	19
46	Ilya Lyubushkin	D	0	0	0	+1	9	1	2	0		15:14	21
22	Mavrik Bourque	C	0	0	0	+1	0	0	0	0		14:36	18
15	Colin Blackwell	C	0	0	0	+1	0	2	2	0	100.0	11:18	15
49	Justin Hryckowian	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		10:36	15
10	Oskar Bäck	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		10:19	14
20	Kyle Capobianco	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	1	1		10:14	15
11	Nathan Bastian	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0		8:35	12

#	Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA	SV%	TOI
1	Casey DeSmith	W	24	23	1	.958	60:00

Washington Capitals

#	Skater	Pos	G	A	P	+/-	PIM	SOG	HIT	BLK	FO%	TOI	SHF
74	John Carlson	D	0	1	1	-2	0	0	1	1		27:37	28
6	Jakob Chychrun	D	0	1	1	-1	0	6	1	1		24:30	24
8	Alex Ovechkin	L	1	0	1	-2	0	2	1	1		19:43	22
9	Ryan Leonard	R	0	0	0	-1	0	2	1	0		22:07	22
3	Matt Roy	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	5	0		21:49	23
38	Rasmus Sandin	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	1	2		21:19	19
17	Dylan Strome	C	0	0	0	-2	0	2	1	0	66.7	20:50	22
24	Connor McMichael	C	0	0	0	-1	2	3	1	1	62.5	20:40	26
34	Justin Sourdif	R	0	0	0	-1	0	2	0	0	36.4	19:45	25
42	Martin Fehérváry	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	2	4		18:31	23
72	Anthony Beauvillier	L	0	0	0	-1	0	3	1	0		17:45	17
53	Ethen Frank	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	1		13:44	19
26	Nic Dowd	C	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	3	57.1	12:55	17
22	Brandon Duhaime	R	0	0	0	0	7	0	1	1		8:09	14
15	Sonny Milano	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0		7:59	11
29	Hendrix Lapierre	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		6:53	9
52	Dylan McIlrath	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1		6:08	9
20	Brett Leason	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	100.0	5:34	8

#	Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA	SV%	TOI
48	Logan Thompson	L	35	32	3	.914	58:02