Dallas Stars 4, Washington Capitals 1: final score and stats
Dallas Stars beat Washington Capitals, Dallas Stars 4 to Washington Capitals 1, on Wednesday, January 7, 2026 at Capital One Arena, Washington, DC. Below: the box score, top performers, team stats, injuries and recent form for Washington Capitals vs Dallas Stars.
NHLWednesday, January 7, 2026
DateJan 7, 2026
Start time7:00 PM ET
VenueCapital One Arena, Washington, DC
TVTNT/HBO Max
Attendance18,347
Line score
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas Stars | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| Washington Capitals | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Top performers
Team comparison
Dallas StarsWashington Capitals
Goals per game
Goals allowed per game
26-10-8Record22-16-6
4th in Central DivisionStanding4th in Metropolitan Division
4-3Road record / home record7-4
WLWWLLast 5WWLLW
W1StreakW2
Team stats
Dallas StarsWashington 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.
Dallas Stars
Miro Heiskanen D · Upper Body
OutKyle Capobianco D · Leg
Injured ReserveOskar Back C · Finger - Fracture
Injured ReserveMatt Duchene C · Abdomen
Injured ReserveLuke Krys D · Undisclosed
Injured ReserveWashington Capitals
Rasmus Sandin D · Knee - Surgery
Injured ReserveVincent Desharnais D · Abdomen - Surgery
Injured ReservePatrick Thomas C · Upper Body
Injured ReserveBox score
Dallas Stars Forwards
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | PPTOI | SHTOI | ESTOI | SHFT | G | YTDG | A | S | SM | SOG | FW | FL | FO% | GV | PN | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oskar Back | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10:19 | 0:00 | 0:55 | 9:24 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nathan Bastian | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8:35 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 8:35 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Colin Blackwell | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 11:18 | 0:00 | 1:08 | 10:10 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 100.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Mavrik Bourque | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14:36 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 14:36 | 18 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Matt Duchene | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 13:40 | 0:20 | 0:00 | 13:20 | 19 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 62.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Radek Faksa | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10:47 | 0:00 | 1:44 | 9:03 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 33.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Roope Hintz | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 17:13 | 2:12 | 0:00 | 15:01 | 20 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 40.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Justin Hryckowian | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10:36 | 0:00 | 0:38 | 9:58 | 15 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wyatt Johnston | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21:49 | 2:00 | 0:00 | 19:49 | 25 | 1 | 24 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 61.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Mikko Rantanen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20:37 | 2:28 | 0:00 | 18:09 | 25 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| Jason Robertson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 18:08 | 2:32 | 0:00 | 15:36 | 20 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sam Steel | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 18:16 | 0:00 | 0:37 | 17:39 | 23 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 22.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Dallas Stars Defenses
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | PPTOI | SHTOI | ESTOI | SHFT | G | YTDG | A | S | SM | SOG | FW | FL | FO% | GV | PN | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kyle Capobianco | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10:14 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 10:14 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Thomas Harley | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 22:11 | 0:48 | 0:29 | 20:54 | 26 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Miro Heiskanen | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 28:02 | 1:34 | 2:05 | 24:23 | 28 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Esa Lindell | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 26:49 | 0:20 | 2:05 | 24:24 | 29 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Nils Lundkvist | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 15:36 | 0:22 | 0:27 | 14:47 | 19 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ilya Lyubushkin | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 15:14 | 0:04 | 0:00 | 15:10 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 3 | 9 |
Dallas Stars Goalies
| Player | GA | SA | SOS | SOSA | SV | SV% | ESSV | PPSV | SHSV | TOI | YTDG | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Casey DeSmith | 1 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 23 | .958 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 60:00 | 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 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 17:45 | 0:00 | 1:24 | 16:21 | 17 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nic Dowd | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12:55 | 0:00 | 0:21 | 12:34 | 17 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 57.1 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Brandon Duhaime | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8:09 | 0:00 | 0:58 | 7:11 | 14 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 | 7 |
| Ethen Frank | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13:44 | 0:39 | 0:05 | 13:00 | 19 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Hendrix Lapierre | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6:53 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 6:53 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brett Leason | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5:34 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 5:34 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ryan Leonard | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 22:07 | 1:53 | 0:00 | 20:14 | 22 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Connor McMichael | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 20:40 | 0:10 | 1:32 | 18:58 | 26 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 62.5 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| Sonny Milano | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7:59 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 7:59 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Alex Ovechkin | 1 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 19:43 | 2:32 | 0:00 | 17:11 | 22 | 1 | 18 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Justin Sourdif | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 19:45 | 0:37 | 0:44 | 18:24 | 25 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 36.4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Dylan Strome | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 20:50 | 1:55 | 0:00 | 18:55 | 22 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 8 | 66.7 | 1 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Carlson | 1 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 27:37 | 2:04 | 0:48 | 24:45 | 28 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Jakob Chychrun | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 24:30 | 2:08 | 0:00 | 22:22 | 24 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Martin Fehervary | 4 | 2 | 1 | -1 | 18:31 | 0:14 | 1:20 | 16:57 | 23 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Dylan McIlrath | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6:08 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 6:08 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Matt Roy | 0 | 5 | 1 | -1 | 21:49 | 0:00 | 1:44 | 20:05 | 23 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Rasmus Sandin | 2 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 21:19 | 0:28 | 1:12 | 19:39 | 19 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 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 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 32 | .914 | 23 | 7 | 2 | 58:02 | 0 | 0 |
Recent form
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Frequently asked questions
Who won Dallas Stars vs Washington Capitals?
Dallas Stars won, 4-1, on Wednesday, January 7, 2026.
What was the final score of Dallas Stars vs Washington Capitals?
Dallas Stars 4, Washington Capitals 1.
Who were the top performers?
Dallas Stars: Sam Steel (1 goals). Washington Capitals: Alex Ovechkin (1 goals).
Where is Dallas Stars vs Washington Capitals played?
Capital One Arena, Washington, DC.
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