Blackhawks 3, Capitals 2 (SO) – Jan 3, 2026 box score, highlights

CHI

BlackhawksChicago Blackhawks

16-18-7

CHI 3, WSH 2

Final/SO

Shots 33–34

WSH

CapitalsWashington Capitals

21-15-6

Scores for January 3, 2026

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Goals

Each goal, replayed in pixel art

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CHICHI 0, WSH 0WSH1st 18:47

GOAL1 of 4

Donato scores, from Mikheyev

CHI at WSH, January 3, 2026

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CHIAs the Blackhawks WSHAs the Capitals

Linescore

Goals
Goals	1	2	3	OT	SO	T
CHIChicago Blackhawks	1	1	0	0	3	3
WSHWashington Capitals	1	0	1	0	2	2

Shots on goal
Shots on goal	1	2	3	OT	T
CHIChicago Blackhawks	9	9	13	2	33
WSHWashington Capitals	13	7	14	0	34

Three stars

Picked by points, then goals, then shots

1st star: WSHRyan Leonard#91 goal, 3 shots
2nd star: WSHDylan Strome#171 goal, 2 shots
3rd star: CHITeuvo Teravainen#861 goal, 1 shot

Game flow

Shot attempts, minute by minute

CHI61shot attempts

WSH60shot attempts

A goal was scored in that minute.Shot attempts are every shot: on goal, missed or blocked.

Team stats

CHIWSH

33Shots on goal34

49.0%Faceoffs51.0%

1/2Power play0/1

2Penalty minutes4

11Hits23

9Blocked shots21

19Giveaways17

9Takeaways2

Standings

After the games of January 3, 2026

All standings

Metropolitan
Rank	Team	GP	W	L	OTL	PTS
1	CARHurricanes	41	24	14	3	51
2	NYIIslanders	42	23	15	4	50
3	PHIFlyers	40	21	12	7	49
4	WSHCapitals	42	21	15	6	48
5	PITPenguins	40	19	12	9	47
6	NJDDevils	41	22	17	2	46
7	NYRRangers	43	20	18	5	45
8	CBJBlue Jackets	40	18	16	6	42

Central
Rank	Team	GP	W	L	OTL	PTS
1	COLAvalanche	40	31	2	7	69
2	MINWild	43	25	10	8	58
3	DALStars	41	25	9	7	57
4	NSHPredators	41	19	18	4	42
5	STLBlues	43	17	18	8	42
6	UTAMammoth	42	19	20	3	41
7	CHIBlackhawks	41	16	18	7	39
8	WPGJets	40	15	21	4	34