Nashville Predators vs Washington Capitals — February 5, 2026 Game Stats

Game Recap

The Washington Capitals defeated the Nashville Predators 4-2 on February 5, 2026. Despite the result, the Nashville Predators held the edge in expected goals (10.68 to 6.93) at 5-on-5, indicating the Washington Capitals received favorable bounces or strong goaltending. The Nashville Predators created 17 high-danger scoring chances compared to 9 from the Washington Capitals at 5-on-5. Jakob Chychrun scored 2 goals. Michael McCarron was the most dangerous skater with 1.96 individual expected goals on 4 shots at 5-on-5. The Washington Capitals outshot the Nashville Predators 30-29 in total shots on goal.

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xG Gameflow — cumulative expected goals chart tracking each team's xG as Nashville Predators vs Washington Capitals progressed on Feb 5, 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

NSH2 - 4WSH

Feb 5, 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	19	22	46.3	15	16	48.4	12	11	52.2	15	15	50.0	2	7	22.2	3.35	3.78	47.0	2	0	100.0
	P2	18	20	47.4	16	14	53.3	12	10	54.5	10	14	41.7	6	6	50.0	3.45	4.47	43.6	1	1	50.0
	P3	12	21	36.4	10	13	43.5	6	8	42.9	7	18	28.0	2	7	22.2	1.55	4.96	23.8	1	1	50.0
	Total	49	63	43.8	41	43	48.8	30	29	50.8	32	47	40.5	10	20	33.3	8.35	13.20	38.8	4	2	66.7
NSH	P1	22	19	53.7	16	15	51.6	11	12	47.8	15	15	50.0	7	2	77.8	3.78	3.35	53.0	0	2	0.0
	P2	20	18	52.6	14	16	46.7	10	12	45.5	14	10	58.3	6	6	50.0	4.47	3.45	56.4	1	1	50.0
	P3	21	12	63.6	13	10	56.5	8	6	57.1	18	7	72.0	7	2	77.8	4.96	1.55	76.2	1	1	50.0
	Total	63	49	56.3	43	41	51.2	29	30	49.2	47	32	59.5	20	10	66.7	13.20	8.35	61.2	2	4	33.3

Win Probability

WSH Favored

NSH Favored

Goal

Power Play

Gameflow — Cumulative xG

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Goal

Shot Density Heatmap

NSH Attempts

WSH Attempts

Individual Event Map

Player:

NSH ShootWSH Shoot

Shot on Net

Missed Shot

Attempt Blocked

Shot Blocked

Player Matchup Grid

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

Rows = WSH players, Columns = NSH 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 ↓ / NSH →	O'Reilly	McCarron	Stamkos	Jost	Wiesblatt	Haula	Bunting	Forsberg	Schaefer	Smith	Marchessault	Evangelista	Josi	Skjei	Wilsby	Barron	Hague	Perbix
Dowd	23	57	17	67	60	56	40	42	60	80	46	20	40	58	56	46	100	67
Dubois	41	86	53	—	—	47	50	60	—	100	54	44	64	60	56	56	47	47
Strome	75	44	100	56	57	33	33	17	50	47	22	100	43	35	32	29	71	90
Sourdif	50	42	57	25	20	33	38	50	0	50	17	50	38	40	36	14	50	56
Lapierre	100	100	—	60	50	75	100	75	50	100	80	—	57	100	100	50	100	—
Protas	50	100	53	25	0	58	86	46	0	100	50	57	57	67	56	60	46	50
Ovechkin	75	50	100	63	57	33	33	17	50	53	17	100	50	37	32	40	75	90
Duhaime	45	60	40	67	60	67	60	83	60	75	71	40	58	64	60	44	50	50
Wilson	38	100	40	50	—	64	50	36	—	100	33	50	43	75	67	71	50	53
Frank	30	35	50	63	63	8	22	25	57	40	14	25	33	31	30	25	80	71
Beauvillier	15	53	20	100	50	31	45	25	—	64	36	14	27	47	47	25	57	56
Leonard	56	58	57	20	20	63	50	67	0	64	33	57	57	44	36	25	57	67
Chychrun	53	60	64	50	45	38	48	47	44	65	40	50	58	52	48	38	50	55
Sandin	36	33	40	67	57	60	36	60	60	36	50	33	38	47	50	33	45	36
Fehérváry	27	43	21	40	25	29	40	13	0	55	25	27	30	29	25	33	56	67
Roy	25	33	40	75	75	46	25	45	75	40	45	29	35	32	30	38	88	90
van Riemsdyk	42	33	44	33	29	56	29	56	29	40	50	47	48	40	33	40	45	33
Carlson	29	100	29	100	—	50	100	20	—	100	17	67	50	86	83	100	33	50