Jan 22, 2026; Edmonton, Alberta, CAN; Washington Capitals goaltender Charlie Lindgren (79) makes a save on o9n Edmonton Oilers forward Issac Howard (53) during the first period at Rogers Place. Mandatory Credit: Perry Nelson-Imagn Images
The Caps went into Alberta and took the win over Calgary before heading immediately to Edmonton for a Saturday night throwdown against Connor McDavid and some other guys who wear the same jersey as him. While it ultimately goes into the books as a loss for the Caps, that doesn’t take away the fact that they played a mostly decent – albeit fairly loosey-goosey – game in the second of back-to-back outings, and got three points on the weekend.
Plus: The Caps matched the Oilers punch for punch for most of the night, which required them to score more than three goals – something they hadn’t done since their 5-1 win over Chicago back on January 9. Lots of contributions from throughout the lineup.
Minus: Five penalties is too many penalties to take against the best power play in the league, and while they did a great job to kill off the first four, that last one bit them.
Caps Player of the Game: Give it to the best Connor Mc in the league (McMichael, for those unsure) for a two-point night…although honorable mention to Charlie Lindgren, who was much better than the goals-against number would suggest and basically was the reason they emerged from that first period tied.
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