WSH @ CGY Gameday Thread

Game date: 2026-01-23 Posted by kaylee on 2026-01-23 05:00:33

WSH @ CGY

Venue: Scotiabank Saddledome

Puck drop: Fri Jan 23, 2026 9:00pm EST

Use this thread to talk about the game before, during, and after.

Game Preview

WSH (last 10)

Record 3-6-1
Streak L4
GF/GP · GA/GP 2.9 · 3.3
Power play 6/28 (21.4%)
Last game L vs VAN (3–4)

CGY (last 10)

Record 3-6-1
Streak L2
GF/GP · GA/GP 2 · 3.2
Power play 4/27 (14.8%)
Last game L vs PIT (1–4)

Players to watch (last 5 team games):

WSH

Dylan Strome 6 pts · 3 G · 17 SOG
John Carlson 5 pts · 0 G · 16 SOG
Ethan Frank 4 pts · 3 G · 11 SOG
Jakob Chychrun 4 pts · 3 G · 11 SOG

CGY

Yegor Sharangovich 6 pts · 3 G · 11 SOG
Mikael Backlund 4 pts · 2 G · 13 SOG
Connor Zary 4 pts · 0 G · 13 SOG
Kevin Bahl 4 pts · 0 G · 3 SOG

Prediction:

Expected goals: WSH 3.04 · CGY 2.71 · Win odds: WSH 55.1% · CGY 44.9% · OT/SO chance: 16.6%

3-2 36.6%
2-2 32.1%
2-3 31.3%

Box Score

WSH 3 Final CGY 1

2026-01-23

Stat	WSH	CGY
Goals	3	1
Shots	38	26
Power Play	0/3 (0.0%)	1/2 (50.0%)
PIM	16	18
Faceoffs	35 / 31	31 / 35
Blocks	22	17
Saves	25	35

WSH Scorers
	G	A	PTS
Alex Ovechkin	1	0	1
Aliaksei Protas	1	0	1
Hendrix Lapierre	1	0	1
Martin Fehervary	0	2	2
Dylan Strome	0	1	1
John Carlson	0	1	1
Justin Sourdif	0	1	1
Tom Wilson	0	1	1

CGY Scorers
	G	A	PTS
Morgan Frost	1	0	1
Connor Zary	0	1	1

Lineups

As of 2026-01-23 11:53PM EST

Source: DailyFaceoff.com

Expected lineup

WSH Away

Forwards

Line 1

Connor McMichael

#24 · LW

TOI 12:30xGF/60 3.52xGA/60 4.42CF/60 76.2SC±/60 -11.72G±/60 0.00CF% 48.1xGF% 44.4

Dylan Strome

#17 · C

TOI 18:07xGF/60 4.25xGA/60 3.80CF/60 92.5SC±/60 +13.88G±/60 0.00CF% 57.1xGF% 52.8

Ryan Leonard

#9 · RW

TOI 18:12xGF/60 4.06xGA/60 4.29CF/60 72.9SC±/60 -4.29G±/60 0.00CF% 51.5xGF% 48.6

Line 2

Aliaksei Protas

#21 · LW

TOI 19:12xGF/60 4.75xGA/60 2.73CF/60 68.8SC±/60 +18.11G±/60 +3.62CF% 47.5xGF% 63.5

Justin Sourdif

#34 · C

TOI 16:55xGF/60 2.95xGA/60 2.47CF/60 46.6SC±/60 0.00G±/60 +4.24CF% 40.7xGF% 54.4

Tom Wilson

#43 · RW

TOI 16:30xGF/60 4.92xGA/60 2.30CF/60 77.2SC±/60 +17.83G±/60 +5.94CF% 46.4xGF% 68.2

Line 3

Alex Ovechkin

#8 · LW

TOI 17:49xGF/60 2.79xGA/60 3.74CF/60 72.5SC±/60 +25.60G±/60 0.00CF% 50.0xGF% 42.7

Nic Dowd

#26 · C

TOI 16:31xGF/60 3.00xGA/60 5.61CF/60 71.0SC±/60 -16.39G±/60 0.00CF% 35.1xGF% 34.8

Ethen Frank

#53 · RW

TOI 13:50xGF/60 1.36xGA/60 3.79CF/60 43.6SC±/60 -9.69G±/60 0.00CF% 34.6xGF% 26.3

Line 4

Brandon Duhaime

#22 · LW

TOI 9:14xGF/60 4.78xGA/60 1.40CF/60 70.6SC±/60 +21.18G±/60 +7.06CF% 55.6xGF% 77.3

Hendrix Lapierre

#29 · C

TOI 9:32xGF/60 10.29xGA/60 0.79CF/60 141.4SC±/60 +113.09G±/60 +9.42CF% 83.3xGF% 92.9

Anthony Beauvillier

#72 · RW

TOI 13:48xGF/60 7.95xGA/60 1.74CF/60 132.6SC±/60 +75.79G±/60 +6.32CF% 72.4xGF% 82.0

Defense

Pair 1

Jakob Chychrun

#6 · LD

TOI 19:09xGF/60 7.01xGA/60 4.64CF/60 130.9SC±/60 +25.18G±/60 +5.03CF% 61.9xGF% 60.2

John Carlson

#74 · RD

TOI 20:28xGF/60 5.18xGA/60 4.11CF/60 91.1SC±/60 +19.81G±/60 +3.96CF% 50.0xGF% 55.7

Pair 2

Martin Fehervary

#42 · LD

TOI 18:59xGF/60 4.67xGA/60 3.15CF/60 78.5SC±/60 +41.33G±/60 +4.13CF% 51.4xGF% 59.8

Matt Roy

#3 · RD

TOI 19:42xGF/60 5.18xGA/60 2.69CF/60 88.8SC±/60 +29.60G±/60 +3.70CF% 58.5xGF% 65.8

Pair 3

Rasmus Sandin

#38 · LD

TOI 19:38xGF/60 1.92xGA/60 3.12CF/60 41.2SC±/60 -14.98G±/60 0.00CF% 32.4xGF% 38.1

Trevor van Riemsdyk

#57 · RD

TOI 16:24xGF/60 2.76xGA/60 2.88CF/60 53.7SC±/60 0.00G±/60 0.00CF% 42.4xGF% 48.9

Goalies

Slot	Goalie
G1	Logan Thompson [Status: CONFIRMED • Start Score: 87]
G2	Charlie Lindgren

CGY Home

Forwards

Line 1

Connor Zary

#47 · LW

TOI 14:24xGF/60 3.75xGA/60 3.14CF/60 85.1SC±/60 -26.58G±/60 0.00CF% 53.3xGF% 54.4

Nazem Kadri

#91 · C

TOI 18:26xGF/60 3.12xGA/60 3.41CF/60 86.4SC±/60 +17.29G±/60 -4.32CF% 60.6xGF% 47.8

Matvei Gridin

#92 · RW

TOI 9:09xGF/60 2.09xGA/60 4.24CF/60 56.3SC±/60 -75.00G±/60 -9.38CF% 35.3xGF% 33.0

Line 2

Yegor Sharangovich

#17 · LW

TOI 20:13xGF/60 3.23xGA/60 4.76CF/60 77.8SC±/60 -31.13G±/60 0.00CF% 44.1xGF% 40.4

Mikael Backlund

#11 · C

TOI 20:14xGF/60 3.60xGA/60 5.36CF/60 71.5SC±/60 -26.80G±/60 0.00CF% 41.0xGF% 40.2

Matt Coronato

#27 · RW

TOI 15:05xGF/60 2.19xGA/60 5.86CF/60 75.8SC±/60 -15.16G±/60 -5.06CF% 45.5xGF% 27.2

Line 3

Martin Pospisil

#76 · LW

TOI 13:07xGF/60 3.48xGA/60 2.44CF/60 81.9SC±/60 -14.45G±/60 0.00CF% 56.7xGF% 58.7

Morgan Frost

#16 · C

TOI 10:13xGF/60 7.14xGA/60 8.48CF/60 141.5SC±/60 +7.08G±/60 -7.07CF% 54.1xGF% 45.7

Joel Farabee

#86 · RW

TOI 18:59xGF/60 3.52xGA/60 1.84CF/60 63.0SC±/60 -3.94G±/60 0.00CF% 55.2xGF% 65.7

Line 4

Ryan Lomberg

#70 · LW

TOI 8:59xGF/60 3.40xGA/60 7.25CF/60 50.4SC±/60 -50.40G±/60 -7.20CF% 35.0xGF% 31.9

Justin Kirkland

#23 · C

Adam Klapka

#43 · RW

TOI 9:26xGF/60 4.81xGA/60 5.85CF/60 101.4SC±/60 -25.36G±/60 0.00CF% 54.5xGF% 45.1

Defense

Pair 1

Yan Kuznetsov

#37 · LD

TOI 20:06xGF/60 1.06xGA/60 3.06CF/60 37.3SC±/60 -31.11G±/60 -3.11CF% 30.8xGF% 25.7

MacKenzie Weegar

#52 · RD

TOI 22:46xGF/60 1.99xGA/60 2.85CF/60 62.6SC±/60 -14.74G±/60 -3.68CF% 42.5xGF% 41.1

Pair 2

Kevin Bahl

#7 · LD

TOI 25:46xGF/60 4.31xGA/60 4.06CF/60 82.4SC±/60 0.00G±/60 0.00CF% 58.8xGF% 51.5

Zach Whitecloud

TOI 25:16xGF/60 3.66xGA/60 4.16CF/60 65.3SC±/60 -14.50G±/60 0.00CF% 52.9xGF% 46.8

Pair 3

Joel Hanley

#44 · LD

TOI 13:08xGF/60 2.52xGA/60 4.41CF/60 66.2SC±/60 -20.37G±/60 -5.09CF% 52.0xGF% 36.4

Hunter Brzustewicz

#48 · RD

Goalies

Slot	Goalie
G1	Devin Cooley [Status: CONFIRMED • Start Score: 68]
G2	Dustin Wolf

Injuries

As of 2026-01-23 11:53PM EST

Source: DailyFaceoff.com

WSH

Player	Pos	#	Description	Status
Pierre-Luc Dubois	NA	80	IR	IR

CGY

Player	Pos	#	Description	Status
Blake Coleman	NA	20	IR	IR
John Beecher	NA	18	IR	IR
Samuel Honzek	NA	29	IR	IR
Jake Bean	NA	24	IR	IR
Zayne Parekh	NA	89	OUT	OUT
Jonathan Huberdeau	NA	10	DTD	DTD

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