Chicago Blackhawks vs Washington Capitals — January 3, 2026 Game Stats

Game Recap

The Chicago Blackhawks defeated the Washington Capitals 3-2 in a shootout on January 3, 2026. Expected goals were closely matched at 5-on-5 (WSH 8.16, CHI 7.46), making this a tightly contested game on both sides of the puck. The Washington Capitals created 10 high-danger scoring chances compared to 6 from the Chicago Blackhawks at 5-on-5. Dylan Strome scored 2 goals. Anthony Beauvillier was the most dangerous skater with 1.47 individual expected goals on 3 shots at 5-on-5. Both teams finished with 38 shots on goal.

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xG Gameflow — cumulative expected goals chart tracking each team's xG as Chicago Blackhawks vs Washington Capitals progressed on Jan 3, 2026
Shot heatmap — where shots were taken on the ice, color-coded by scoring probability
Event timeline — every goal, penalty, and key play mapped chronologically
Player matchup grid — head-to-head on-ice performance in Corsi and expected goals
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CHI3 - 2WSH (SO)

Jan 3, 2026 · Regular Season

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Overview

	Period	Corsi			Fenwick			Shots			SC			HDSC			xG			Goals
		F	A	%	F	A	%	F	A	%	F	A	%	F	A	%	F	A	%	F	A	%
WSH	P1	20	24	45.5	16	15	51.6	13	9	59.1	13	16	44.8	4	4	50.0	3.86	3.54	52.2	1	1	50.0
	P2	15	14	51.7	11	9	55.0	7	9	43.8	9	11	45.0	5	1	83.3	2.50	1.76	58.7	0	1	0.0
	P3	23	21	52.3	20	16	55.6	14	13	51.9	13	15	46.4	4	1	80.0	3.80	2.32	62.1	1	0	100.0
	OT	2	2	50.0	2	2	50.0	0	2	0.0	2	1	66.7	0	0	—	0.34	0.30	52.7	0	0	—
	SO	6	6	50.0	6	6	50.0	4	5	44.4	6	6	50.0	6	5	54.5	3.41	2.96	53.5	2	3	40.0
	Total	66	67	49.6	55	48	53.4	38	38	50.0	43	49	46.7	19	11	63.3	13.91	10.88	56.1	4	5	44.4
CHI	P1	24	20	54.5	15	16	48.4	9	13	40.9	16	13	55.2	4	4	50.0	3.54	3.86	47.8	1	1	50.0
	P2	14	15	48.3	9	11	45.0	9	7	56.3	11	9	55.0	1	5	16.7	1.76	2.50	41.3	1	0	100.0
	P3	21	23	47.7	16	20	44.4	13	14	48.1	15	13	53.6	1	4	20.0	2.32	3.80	37.9	0	1	0.0
	OT	2	2	50.0	2	2	50.0	2	0	100.0	1	2	33.3	0	0	—	0.30	0.34	47.3	0	0	—
	SO	6	6	50.0	6	6	50.0	5	4	55.6	6	6	50.0	5	6	45.5	2.96	3.41	46.5	3	2	60.0
	Total	67	66	50.4	48	55	46.6	38	38	50.0	49	43	53.3	11	19	36.7	10.88	13.91	43.9	5	4	55.6

Win Probability

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CHI Favored

Goal

Power Play

Gameflow — Cumulative xG

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Goal

Shot Density Heatmap

CHI Attempts

WSH Attempts

Individual Event Map

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Shot on Net

Missed Shot

Attempt Blocked

Hit

Giveaway

Player Matchup Grid

This grid shows how every skater on the home team (WSH) performed against every skater on the away team (CHI) when they were on the ice at the same time.

Rows = WSH players, Columns = CHI players. Forwards are listed first, then defensemen.
Green = the WSH player had a favorable matchup (above 50%). Red = unfavorable (below 50%).
Values shown from the home team's perspective. Toggle between CF% (shot attempt share) and xGF% (expected goal share).
Cells with fewer than 3 shared events are grayed out (insufficient sample). Hover over any cell for full details.

Stat:

WSH ↓ / CHI →	Greene	Dickinson	Donato	Teravainen	Moore	Dach	Burakovsky	Bertuzzi	Lardis	Foligno	Slaggert	Mikheyev	Vlasic	Crevier	Murphy	Grzelcyk	Kaiser	Levshunov
Strome	86	53	55	54	45	50	60	60	45	57	50	50	63	53	71	38	56	50
Dowd	40	33	38	50	71	75	33	29	67	50	50	30	18	18	90	58	54	38
Sourdif	45	50	80	86	67	50	44	41	67	50	83	67	36	60	43	73	47	53
Lapierre	20	100	100	33	33	17	33	33	0	33	25	100	25	25	20	20	100	100
Ovechkin	67	56	53	69	25	50	17	0	25	40	62	53	52	52	70	57	56	50
McMichael	40	31	33	67	40	100	38	40	40	100	100	33	41	53	25	67	39	44
Duhaime	29	33	25	40	100	29	31	36	75	50	20	33	44	44	38	25	50	38
Milano	33	0	67	33	33	29	50	33	0	50	40	0	25	25	33	33	67	67
Beauvillier	50	46	60	33	50	50	41	38	50	45	50	45	38	43	63	56	57	50
Leonard	85	63	67	63	50	50	89	86	46	100	100	57	62	43	80	70	73	73
Frank	29	50	67	73	69	100	38	33	69	100	100	50	40	75	67	67	67	40
Wilson	22	20	25	—	—	—	20	20	—	—	—	25	29	25	—	—	14	17
Chychrun	47	33	33	56	45	64	44	33	42	70	67	25	39	21	61	44	71	63
Carlson	48	55	50	64	50	17	35	36	50	20	20	63	65	60	58	18	25	21
Roy	45	45	50	50	50	58	54	44	50	64	60	40	29	23	60	54	73	71
Sandin	75	53	60	78	80	33	64	67	83	33	57	53	44	53	80	80	71	73
van Riemsdyk	29	47	56	33	57	67	25	29	63	67	33	47	27	22	64	56	54	55
Fehérváry	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—