
Vancouver Canucks at Washington Capitals
· National Hockey LeagueCanucks score 3 in the first, snap Washington's 4-game winning streak with a 4-3 victory

Washington had allowed only eight goals in its first five games before the Canucks put three past Charlie Lindgren in the first period. The Capitals contested the second tally in which Myers flipped the puck into the net with Lindgren on his stomach following a lengthy goalmouth scramble. But a Washington challenge was unsuccessful, giving Vancouver a power play, and Sherwood converted a rebound to make it 3-0.
Elias Petterson and Teddy Blueger also scored for the Canucks. Down 4-0, the Caps got goals from Ryan Leonard, Jakob Chychrun and John Carlson to pull within one.
Vancouver forward Brock Boeser missed the game for personal reasons.
Washington's Tom Wilson delivered a big hit on Vancouver's Filip Chytil in the first period. Chytil went slowly to the tunnel, but it was ruled a legal hit after a review.
In addition to Chytil, forward Jonathan Lekkerimaki also left the game early for the Canucks.
Myers' goal was the 100th of his career.
Alex Ovechkin remained two goals shy of 900.
Lindgren New York Rangers in his only other start this season, but Petterson scored 59 seconds into the game Sunday to end any bid for a repeat. After starting the second with a three-goal lead, Vancouver made it 4-0 when a puck bounced off Canucks forward Evander Kane's skate to Blueger, who was alone in front.
Leonard put a rebound past Thatcher Demko on the power play in the second to get Washington on the board. Chychrun scored during an extended push by the Capitals in the third, and Carlson's goal with 2:14 left made it 4-3. Chychrun had one last chance in close but couldn't convert.
Capitals: Host Seattle on Tuesday night.
Regular Season SeriesVAN leads series 1-0
Scoring Summary
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Goal | 1st Period 0:59 | Elias Pettersson Goal (1) Wrist Shot, assists: Conor Garland (4) |
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Goal | 1st Period 17:11 | Tyler Myers Goal (1) Wrist Shot, assists: none |
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Goal | 1st Period 17:52 | Kiefer Sherwood Goal (4) Snap Shot, assists: Conor Garland (5), Quinn Hughes (4) |
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Goal | 2nd Period 4:54 | Teddy Blueger Goal (1) Snap Shot, assists: Evander Kane (3), Tyler Myers (2) |
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Goal | 2nd Period 13:42 | Ryan Leonard Goal (2) Snap Shot, assists: Tom Wilson (5), Dylan Strome (5) |
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Goal | 3rd Period 9:01 | Jakob Chychrun Goal (2) Snap Shot, assists: Hendrix Lapierre (1), Rasmus Sandin (2) |
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Goal | 3rd Period 17:46 | John Carlson Goal (1) Snap Shot, assists: Dylan Strome (6), Tom Wilson (6) |
Statistics
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23 | Blocked Shots | 1 |
22 | Hits | 28 |
5 | Takeaways | 3 |
24 | Shots | 31 |
1 | Power Play Goals | 1 |
4 | Power Play Opportunities | 4 |
25.0 | Power Play Percentage | 25.0 |
0 | Short Handed Goals | 0 |
0 | Shootout Goals | 0 |
23 | Faceoffs Won | 28 |
45.1 | Faceoff Win Percent | 54.9 |
17 | Giveaways | 19 |
5 | Total Penalties | 5 |
13 | Penalty Minutes | 13 |
Washington Capitals Injuries
NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
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Pierre-Luc Dubois, LW | Injured Reserve | Oct 20 |
Vancouver Canucks Injuries
NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
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Brock Boeser, RW | Out | Oct 21 |
Teddy Blueger, C | Out | Oct 20 |
Nils Hoglander, LW | Injured Reserve | Oct 20 |
Filip Chytil, C | Injured Reserve | Oct 20 |
Jonathan Lekkerimaki, RW | Injured Reserve | Oct 20 |
Game Information
Capital One Arena
Location: Washington, DC
Attendance: 17,018 | Capacity:

Location: Washington, DC
Attendance: 17,018 | Capacity:
2025-26 Metropolitan Division Standings
TEAM | W | L | PTS | OTL |
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0 | 1 | 10 | 5 |
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0 | 1 | 8 | 4 |
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0 | 2 | 8 | 4 |
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0 | 2 | 8 | 4 |
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1 | 2 | 7 | 3 |
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1 | 4 | 7 | 3 |
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0 | 3 | 4 | 2 |
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0 | 3 | 4 | 2 |