Carolina Hurricanes vs Washington Capitals — January 31, 2026 Game Stats

Game Recap

The Washington Capitals edged the Carolina Hurricanes 4-3 in overtime on January 31, 2026. The expected goals told the same story: WSH 12.99, CAR 5.99 at 5-on-5. Aliaksei Protas generated the most offense at even strength with 2.95 ixG on 3 shots. WSH had a big edge in high-danger chances, 14-3 over CAR at 5-on-5.

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xG Gameflow — cumulative expected goals chart tracking each team's xG as Carolina Hurricanes vs Washington Capitals progressed on Jan 31, 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
Strength filter — 5v5 by default, with options for power play, penalty kill, and all situations

CAR3 - 4WSH (OT)

Jan 31, 2026 · Regular Season

Strength:

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	30	27	52.6	23	23	50.0	19	12	61.3	22	17	56.4	5	1	83.3	4.36	3.83	53.2	0	2	0.0
	P2	17	17	50.0	11	13	45.8	7	5	58.3	14	12	53.8	6	2	75.0	4.68	1.67	73.7	2	1	66.7
	P3	30	10	75.0	25	7	78.1	13	5	72.2	16	8	66.7	5	0	100.0	5.68	0.95	85.7	1	0	100.0
	OT	4	1	80.0	4	1	80.0	3	0	100.0	4	1	80.0	1	0	100.0	1.00	0.10	90.8	1	0	100.0
	Total	81	55	59.6	63	44	58.9	42	22	65.6	56	38	59.6	17	3	85.0	15.72	6.56	70.6	4	3	57.1
CAR	P1	27	30	47.4	23	23	50.0	12	19	38.7	17	22	43.6	1	5	16.7	3.83	4.36	46.8	2	0	100.0
	P2	17	17	50.0	13	11	54.2	5	7	41.7	12	14	46.2	2	6	25.0	1.67	4.68	26.3	1	2	33.3
	P3	10	30	25.0	7	25	21.9	5	13	27.8	8	16	33.3	0	5	0.0	0.95	5.68	14.3	0	1	0.0
	OT	1	4	20.0	1	4	20.0	0	3	0.0	1	4	20.0	0	1	0.0	0.10	1.00	9.2	0	1	0.0
	Total	55	81	40.4	44	63	41.1	22	42	34.4	38	56	40.4	3	17	15.0	6.56	15.72	29.4	3	4	42.9

Win Probability

WSH Favored

CAR Favored

Goal

Power Play

Gameflow — Cumulative xG

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CAR

Goal

Shot Density Heatmap

CAR Attempts

WSH Attempts

Individual Event Map

Player:

CAR ShootWSH Shoot

Shot on Net

Missed Shot

Attempt Blocked

Player Matchup Grid

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

Rows = WSH players, Columns = CAR 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 ↓ / CAR →	Staal	Aho	Stankoven	Kotkaniemi	Martinook	Ehlers	Hall	Jankowski	Carrier	Jarvis	Svechnikov	Blake	Miller	Chatfield	Slavin	Walker	Gostisbehere	Nikishin
Strome	100	56	57	67	100	100	65	67	86	50	27	60	63	71	71	58	67	100
Sourdif	75	65	63	50	75	80	78	57	50	67	65	64	61	71	72	53	70	67
Dowd	45	0	43	40	45	45	43	40	40	0	0	43	50	30	33	50	42	45
Lapierre	75	100	50	20	75	75	50	17	17	50	100	50	40	83	100	40	38	38
Ovechkin	100	53	60	20	100	80	64	29	33	47	31	64	68	73	70	75	17	33
Protas	67	68	50	86	67	75	67	86	86	68	65	44	64	63	65	58	80	80
Duhaime	73	100	29	43	73	75	29	38	29	67	100	29	38	67	86	33	50	50
Milano	62	100	60	0	62	62	60	14	0	60	—	60	42	80	83	40	50	50
Wilson	90	63	50	89	92	43	75	89	88	59	59	33	70	78	79	56	70	100
Beauvillier	100	43	57	17	100	100	59	17	33	46	33	59	63	50	56	65	33	43
Leonard	57	43	63	33	60	40	67	40	40	33	0	63	45	70	70	33	44	44
Frank	53	75	60	50	53	53	71	57	50	80	67	71	64	62	64	57	50	50
Chychrun	64	56	50	64	65	53	62	70	60	53	46	54	54	68	68	48	62	58
Carlson	70	53	54	75	70	46	63	80	100	55	52	56	67	64	67	56	40	67
Sandin	79	65	52	50	77	79	57	50	50	65	63	52	67	63	69	58	56	56
van Riemsdyk	59	22	53	56	59	48	56	56	50	22	22	53	47	50	54	47	53	67
Chisholm	67	50	67	42	67	71	67	38	50	50	20	67	40	50	60	67	50	58
McIlrath	40	33	67	30	40	60	67	27	33	33	0	67	33	40	50	50	30	38