Capitals 3, Kraken 5 on October 11, 2026

Recap

On October 11, 2026, the Seattle Kraken defeated the Washington Capitals 5-3 at Capital One Arena. Kaapo Kakko opened the scoring at 6:06 of the first on a rebound after Vince Dunn's point shot. Jordan Kyrou tied it 1-1 at 11:41 with his first goal as a Capital, and Alex Ovechkin put Washington ahead 2-1 at 16:47 after a turnover behind the Seattle net.

Jordan Eberle tied it 2-2 with 11 seconds left in the first on his own rebound. Frederick Gaudreau gave Seattle a 3-2 lead at 13:24 of the second after deking Logan Thompson. Boone Jenner tied it 3-3 46 seconds into the third on his own rebound.

Jared McCann broke the tie at 14:33, eluding Timothy Liljegren and beating Thompson with a low wrist shot. Ryan Winterton scored on a breakaway at 17:20 for the final margin. Joey Daccord made 33 saves, including 17 in the third. McCann has four points during a four-game point streak, and Gaudreau scored his third goal in two games. Ovechkin's goal was his first of the season and the 190th different goaltender he has beaten in the NHL.

Scoring

Seattle Kraken won 5–3 at Capital One Arena.

Who scored

• Kaapo Kakko Goal (2) Snap Shot, assists: Vince Dunn (4), Adam Larsson (1)
• Jordan Kyrou Goal (1) Snap Shot, assists: Cole Hutson (2), Ryan Leonard (2)
• Alex Ovechkin Goal (1) Snap Shot, assists: Ilya Protas (2), Aliaksei Protas (2)
• Jordan Eberle Goal (3) Snap Shot, assists: Chandler Stephenson (5), Bobby McMann (1)
• Freddy Gaudreau Goal (4) Backhand, assists: Ryan Winterton (4), Ben Meyers (3)
• Boone Jenner Goal (2) Snap Shot, assists: none
• Jared McCann Goal (2) Snap Shot, assists: Brandon Montour (5), Ryker Evans (3)
• Ryan Winterton Goal (1) Snap Shot, assists: Ben Meyers (4), Freddy Gaudreau (1)

Goalies

• Joey Daccord stopped 33 of 36 for Seattle Kraken.
• Logan Thompson stopped 22 of 27 for Washington Capitals.

Jared McCann Goal (2) Snap Shot, assists: Brandon Montour (5), Ryker Evans (3) That made the score 4–3 in the 3rd, and Seattle Kraken stayed ahead.