Closing line
US sportsbook at puck drop- Puck line: Capitals +1.5 covered.
- Total O/U: over 5.5 (11 goals).
Recap
The Washington Capitals beat the Utah Mammoth 7-4 at Delta Center in Salt Lake City on Mar 26, 2026 to move to 36-28-9.
The Capitals came back from 2 goals down, trailing 3-1 in the first period. The go-ahead score came with 2:43 left in the third period: Anthony Beauvillier Goal (13) Tip-In, assists: Cole Hutson (2), Connor McMichael (26). The Capitals won despite being outshot 40-25.
Score by period
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WSH | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 |
| UTA | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
W: Thompson · L: Vanecek
Scoring plays
First Period
- WSHGoal · 2:07Ivan Miroshnichenko Goal (1) Slap Shot, assists: Hendrix Lapierre (11), Jakob Chychrun (29)1-0
- UTAGoal · 13:04Dylan Guenther Goal (35) Slap Shot, assists: Clayton Keller (47), Mikhail Sergachev (37)1-1
- UTAGoal · 16:59Dylan Guenther Goal (36) Backhand, assists: Clayton Keller (48), Mikhail Sergachev (38)1-2
- UTAGoal · 19:53Logan Cooley Goal (18) Wrist Shot, assists: Nick Schmaltz (38), Mikhail Sergachev (39)1-3
Second Period
- WSHGoal · 5:01Alex Ovechkin Goal (27) Tip-In, assists: Rasmus Sandin (22), Martin Fehervary (18)2-3
- WSHGoal · 11:28Alex Ovechkin Goal (28) Snap Shot, assists: Dylan Strome (36), Trevor van Riemsdyk (10)3-3
Third Period
- WSHGoal · 2:43Anthony Beauvillier Goal (13) Tip-In, assists: Cole Hutson (2), Connor McMichael (26)4-3
- WSHGoal · 6:02Rasmus Sandin Goal (5) Snap Shot, assists: Anthony Beauvillier (12)5-3
- UTAGoal · 8:06MacKenzie Weegar Goal (4) Snap Shot, assists: Clayton Keller (49), Alexander Kerfoot (5)5-4
- WSHGoal · 9:54Ivan Miroshnichenko Goal (2) Backhand, assists: Jakob Chychrun (30)6-4
- WSHGoal · 19:54Alex Ovechkin Goal (29) Wrist Shot, assists: Dylan Strome (37)7-4
Team stats
- Shots
- 25
- 40
- Power Play Goals
- 1
- 2
- Faceoff Win Percent
- 51.7
- 48.3
- Hits
- 19
- 20
- Blocked Shots
- 17
- 10
- Penalty Minutes
- 32
- 50
Top performers
Goals
Assists
Points
Player stats
Capitals · Forwards
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | G | A | S | SOG | FO% | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anthony Beauvillier LW | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 17:24 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 66.7 | 2 |
| Pierre-Luc Dubois LW | 1 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 15:56 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 47.1 | 0 |
| Brandon Duhaime RW | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 10:35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 5 |
| Hendrix Lapierre C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9:14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 66.7 | 0 |
| Ryan Leonard RW | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 15:22 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Connor McMichael C | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 16:45 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Ivan Miroshnichenko LW | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9:45 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Alex Ovechkin LW | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 18:27 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Aliaksei Protas C | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 20:03 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 60.0 | 0 |
| Justin Sourdif RW | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 14:30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42.9 | 2 |
| Dylan Strome C | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 18:07 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 60.0 | 2 |
| Tom Wilson RW | 2 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 11:41 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 21 |
Capitals · Defense
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | G | A | S | SOG | FO% | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jakob Chychrun D | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 20:22 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Martin Fehervary D | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 20:52 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Cole Hutson D | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 14:56 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Matt Roy D | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 19:37 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Rasmus Sandin D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19:42 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Trevor van Riemsdyk D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 18:48 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
Capitals · Goalies
| Player | GA | SA | SV | SV% | TOI | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Logan Thompson G | 4 | 40 | 36 | .900 | 60:00 | 0 |
Mammoth · Forwards
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | G | A | S | SOG | FO% | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daniil But LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 9:08 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100.0 | 0 |
| Michael Carcone LW | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 15:23 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Logan Cooley C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20:25 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 36.8 | 0 |
| Lawson Crouse LW | 0 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 10:11 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 17 |
| Dylan Guenther RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21:00 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Clayton Keller RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 23:36 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 |
| Alexander Kerfoot C | 2 | 2 | 1 | -2 | 13:42 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 50.0 | 0 |
| Jack McBain C | 0 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 10:05 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 71.4 | 10 |
| JJ Peterka RW | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 14:03 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Nick Schmaltz C | 0 | 1 | 1 | -3 | 22:54 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 42.9 | 0 |
| Kevin Stenlund C | 1 | 2 | 1 | -1 | 14:59 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 53.3 | 0 |
| Brandon Tanev LW | 0 | 4 | 0 | -1 | 6:32 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 17 |
Mammoth · Defense
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | G | A | S | SOG | FO% | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ian Cole D | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 16:19 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Sean Durzi D | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 14:37 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 |
| John Marino D | 0 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 17:53 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Nate Schmidt D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 16:46 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Mikhail Sergachev D | 4 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 26:55 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| MacKenzie Weegar D | 2 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 20:27 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 |
Mammoth · Goalies
| Player | GA | SA | SV | SV% | TOI | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Karel Vejmelka G | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.000 | 7:17 | 0 |
| Vitek Vanecek G | 6 | 23 | 17 | .739 | 49:54 | 0 |
Three stars
- Alex Ovechkin (WSH)
- Dylan Guenther (UTA)
- Ivan Miroshnichenko (WSH)
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