Colorado Avalanche 3, Washington Capitals 2: final score and stats
Colorado Avalanche beat Washington Capitals, Colorado Avalanche 3 to Washington Capitals 2, on Sunday, March 22, 2026 at Capital One Arena, Washington, DC. Below: the box score, top performers, team stats, injuries and recent form for Washington Capitals vs Colorado Avalanche.
NHLSunday, March 22, 2026
DateMar 22, 2026
Start time12:30 PM ET
VenueCapital One Arena, Washington, DC
TVNHL Net
Attendance18,347
Line score
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | OT | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colorado Avalanche | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Washington Capitals | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
Top performers
Team comparison
Colorado AvalancheWashington Capitals
Goals per game
Goals allowed per game
46-13-10Record35-27-9
2nd in Central DivisionStanding4th in Metropolitan Division
4-5Road record / home record7-4
WWLLWLast 5WWLLW
W2StreakW2
Team stats
Colorado AvalancheWashington Capitals
Blocked Shots
Hits
Takeaways
Shots
Power Play Goals
Power Play Opportunities
Power Play Percentage
Short Handed Goals
Shootout Goals
Faceoffs Won
Faceoff Win Percent
Giveaways
Total Penalties
Penalty Minutes
Injury report
Confirm lineups and injuries close to game time.
Colorado Avalanche
Josh Manson D · Ankle
Injured ReserveZachary L'Heureux LW · Upper Body
Injured ReserveWashington Capitals
Rasmus Sandin D · Knee - Surgery
Injured ReserveVincent Desharnais D · Abdomen - Surgery
Injured ReservePatrick Thomas C · Upper Body
Injured ReserveBox score
Colorado Avalanche Forwards
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | PPTOI | SHTOI | ESTOI | SHFT | G | YTDG | A | S | SM | SOG | FW | FL | FO% | GV | PN | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zakhar Bardakov | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4:28 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 4:28 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gavin Brindley | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4:57 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 4:57 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jack Drury | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14:39 | 0:00 | 3:52 | 10:47 | 21 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 70.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nazem Kadri | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 15:48 | 2:45 | 0:00 | 13:03 | 20 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Parker Kelly | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 13:52 | 0:00 | 3:16 | 10:36 | 22 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Joel Kiviranta | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 12:14 | 0:00 | 1:05 | 11:09 | 19 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gabriel Landeskog | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 17:21 | 1:15 | 0:02 | 16:04 | 20 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 100.0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Nathan MacKinnon | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 22:50 | 3:18 | 0:02 | 19:30 | 24 | 0 | 45 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 50.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Martin Necas | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 23:36 | 2:43 | 0:00 | 20:53 | 24 | 0 | 32 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brock Nelson | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 20:13 | 2:45 | 3:30 | 13:58 | 25 | 1 | 33 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 53.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Valeri Nichushkin | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 18:47 | 1:15 | 3:55 | 13:37 | 29 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Nicolas Roy | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8:40 | 1:17 | 0:57 | 6:26 | 12 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 50.0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
Colorado Avalanche Defenses
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | PPTOI | SHTOI | ESTOI | SHFT | G | YTDG | A | S | SM | SOG | FW | FL | FO% | GV | PN | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brent Burns | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17:29 | 0:00 | 2:46 | 14:43 | 26 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Brett Kulak | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 20:31 | 0:00 | 3:11 | 17:20 | 23 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Cale Makar | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25:06 | 2:50 | 2:18 | 19:58 | 24 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sam Malinski | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 19:24 | 0:42 | 1:21 | 17:21 | 20 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Josh Manson | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 16:16 | 0:00 | 2:50 | 13:26 | 25 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Devon Toews | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 19:45 | 1:10 | 4:15 | 14:20 | 27 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Colorado Avalanche Goalies
| Player | GA | SA | SOS | SOSA | SV | SV% | ESSV | PPSV | SHSV | TOI | YTDG | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mackenzie Blackwood | 2 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 20 | .909 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 61:12 | 0 | 0 |
Washington Capitals Forwards
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | PPTOI | SHTOI | ESTOI | SHFT | G | YTDG | A | S | SM | SOG | FW | FL | FO% | GV | PN | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anthony Beauvillier | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 16:53 | 0:24 | 1:34 | 14:55 | 24 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 33.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pierre-Luc Dubois | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 24:10 | 4:08 | 0:00 | 20:02 | 28 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 10 | 44.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brandon Duhaime | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 7:09 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 7:09 | 13 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ethen Frank | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1:22 | 0:31 | 0:00 | 0:51 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hendrix Lapierre | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 5:44 | 0:13 | 0:00 | 5:31 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Ryan Leonard | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 15:05 | 4:17 | 0:00 | 10:48 | 17 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Connor McMichael | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 20:03 | 3:53 | 2:25 | 13:45 | 27 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 20.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alex Ovechkin | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 18:45 | 7:42 | 0:07 | 10:56 | 21 | 1 | 26 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Aliaksei Protas | 1 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 20:37 | 0:18 | 1:37 | 18:42 | 27 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Justin Sourdif | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 17:22 | 3:08 | 0:00 | 14:14 | 19 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 25.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Dylan Strome | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14:31 | 3:54 | 0:00 | 10:37 | 21 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 45.5 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Wilson | 1 | 3 | 0 | -1 | 24:46 | 4:09 | 2:24 | 18:13 | 28 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Washington Capitals Defenses
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | PPTOI | SHTOI | ESTOI | SHFT | G | YTDG | A | S | SM | SOG | FW | FL | FO% | GV | PN | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jakob Chychrun | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 21:30 | 4:40 | 0:00 | 16:50 | 22 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Martin Fehervary | 2 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 20:34 | 0:07 | 2:25 | 18:02 | 22 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cole Hutson | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 17:55 | 3:33 | 0:00 | 14:22 | 24 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Matt Roy | 1 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 18:50 | 0:13 | 2:24 | 16:13 | 23 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Rasmus Sandin | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 20:10 | 0:30 | 1:35 | 18:05 | 22 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Trevor van Riemsdyk | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14:57 | 0:00 | 1:36 | 13:21 | 18 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Washington Capitals Goalies
| Player | GA | SA | SOS | SOSA | SV | SV% | ESSV | PPSV | SHSV | TOI | YTDG | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Logan Thompson | 3 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 21 | .875 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 61:05 | 0 | 0 |
Recent form
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Mar 22, 2026COL 3, WSH 2
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Frequently asked questions
Who won Colorado Avalanche vs Washington Capitals?
Colorado Avalanche won, 3-2, on Sunday, March 22, 2026.
What was the final score of Colorado Avalanche vs Washington Capitals?
Colorado Avalanche 3, Washington Capitals 2.
Who were the top performers?
Colorado Avalanche: Brock Nelson (1 goals). Washington Capitals: Justin Sourdif (1 goals).
Where is Colorado Avalanche vs Washington Capitals played?
Capital One Arena, Washington, DC.
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