Nashville Predators 2, Washington Capitals 4: final score and stats
Washington Capitals beat Nashville Predators, Nashville Predators 2 to Washington Capitals 4, on Thursday, February 5, 2026 at Capital One Arena, Washington, DC. Below: the box score, top performers, team stats, injuries and recent form for Washington Capitals vs Nashville Predators.
NHLThursday, February 5, 2026
DateFeb 5, 2026
Start time7:00 PM ET
VenueCapital One Arena, Washington, DC
TVESPN+
Attendance18,347
Line score
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nashville Predators | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Washington Capitals | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
Top performers
Team comparison
Nashville PredatorsWashington Capitals
Goals per game
Goals allowed per game
26-24-7Record29-23-7
2nd in Central DivisionStanding4th in Metropolitan Division
4-4Road record / home record7-4
WWWWWLast 5WWLLW
W6StreakW2
Team stats
Nashville PredatorsWashington 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.
Nashville Predators
Jonathan Marchessault RW · Lower Body
OutWashington Capitals
Rasmus Sandin D · Knee - Surgery
Injured ReserveVincent Desharnais D · Abdomen - Surgery
Injured ReservePatrick Thomas C · Upper Body
Injured ReserveBox score
Nashville Predators Forwards
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | PPTOI | SHTOI | ESTOI | SHFT | G | YTDG | A | S | SM | SOG | FW | FL | FO% | GV | PN | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Bunting | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14:57 | 0:30 | 0:00 | 14:27 | 17 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Luke Evangelista | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18:13 | 2:26 | 0:00 | 15:47 | 20 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Filip Forsberg | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 16:15 | 4:25 | 0:00 | 11:50 | 21 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Erik Haula | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18:34 | 0:29 | 2:48 | 15:17 | 26 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 63.6 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Tyson Jost | 1 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 9:30 | 0:00 | 0:18 | 9:12 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 80.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jonathan Marchessault | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 17:07 | 3:32 | 0:00 | 13:35 | 21 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| Michael McCarron | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 15:45 | 0:00 | 3:56 | 11:49 | 23 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 10 | 44.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ryan O'Reilly | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21:11 | 4:21 | 2:37 | 14:13 | 24 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 53.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Reid Schaefer | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6:33 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 6:33 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cole Smith | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 14:25 | 0:00 | 4:01 | 10:24 | 22 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Steven Stamkos | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 18:33 | 4:22 | 0:03 | 14:08 | 21 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 20.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ozzy Wiesblatt | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 6:31 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 6:31 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Nashville Predators Defenses
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | PPTOI | SHTOI | ESTOI | SHFT | G | YTDG | A | S | SM | SOG | FW | FL | FO% | GV | PN | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Justin Barron | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 18:46 | 0:22 | 0:16 | 18:08 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nicolas Hague | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 17:09 | 0:00 | 4:19 | 12:50 | 22 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Roman Josi | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28:18 | 4:20 | 1:21 | 22:37 | 27 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nick Perbix | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 16:08 | 0:04 | 4:37 | 11:27 | 24 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Brady Skjei | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 18:44 | 0:27 | 1:20 | 16:57 | 27 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Adam Wilsby | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16:38 | 0:04 | 1:56 | 14:38 | 24 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Nashville Predators Goalies
| Player | GA | SA | SOS | SOSA | SV | SV% | ESSV | PPSV | SHSV | TOI | YTDG | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Justus Annunen | 4 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 26 | .867 | 22 | 3 | 1 | 56:41 | 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 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 17:47 | 0:19 | 2:09 | 15:19 | 23 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nic Dowd | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 18:20 | 0:11 | 2:47 | 15:22 | 27 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 13 | 27.8 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Pierre-Luc Dubois | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 17:35 | 2:27 | 0:02 | 15:06 | 23 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 64.3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Brandon Duhaime | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13:21 | 0:02 | 0:00 | 13:19 | 20 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Ethen Frank | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 13:49 | 2:14 | 0:00 | 11:35 | 21 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Hendrix Lapierre | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7:02 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 7:02 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ryan Leonard | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 13:45 | 4:17 | 0:00 | 9:28 | 17 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Alex Ovechkin | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13:15 | 6:32 | 0:00 | 6:43 | 15 | 0 | 22 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Aliaksei Protas | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 18:16 | 0:09 | 2:07 | 16:00 | 26 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 50.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Justin Sourdif | 1 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 14:30 | 3:09 | 0:00 | 11:21 | 20 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 50.0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Dylan Strome | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 11:51 | 4:29 | 0:04 | 7:18 | 15 | 0 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 70.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Wilson | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 19:32 | 3:10 | 2:33 | 13:49 | 27 | 1 | 23 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 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 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7:03 | 1:34 | 0:56 | 4:33 | 9 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jakob Chychrun | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 29:21 | 4:36 | 0:43 | 24:02 | 25 | 2 | 21 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Martin Fehervary | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 18:57 | 0:09 | 3:30 | 15:18 | 21 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Matt Roy | 2 | 3 | 0 | -1 | 21:05 | 0:06 | 2:24 | 18:35 | 23 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Rasmus Sandin | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21:08 | 1:01 | 0:26 | 19:41 | 25 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Trevor van Riemsdyk | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 16:07 | 0:00 | 1:43 | 14:24 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Washington Capitals Goalies
| Player | GA | SA | SOS | SOSA | SV | SV% | ESSV | PPSV | SHSV | TOI | YTDG | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Logan Thompson | 2 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 27 | .931 | 22 | 4 | 1 | 59:16 | 0 | 0 |
Recent form
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Frequently asked questions
Who won Nashville Predators vs Washington Capitals?
Washington Capitals won, 4-2, on Thursday, February 5, 2026.
What was the final score of Nashville Predators vs Washington Capitals?
Nashville Predators 2, Washington Capitals 4.
Who were the top performers?
Nashville Predators: Michael McCarron (1 goals). Washington Capitals: Jakob Chychrun (2 goals).
Where is Nashville Predators vs Washington Capitals played?
Capital One Arena, Washington, DC.
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