The first period was not good. With the Blackhawks down a couple important skaters and both of their NHL goalies because of the flu, giving up three goals on six shots was not ideal by any means.
The second period came and went. Both teams scored. The Blackhawks threw the line blender on a few times trying to get something to work. Drew Commesso looked a lot more comfortable in the net; he stopped 9 of 10 in the period.
For the fans who believe this might be the last time Alex Ovechkin’s last game at the United Center, he did them a solid with a goal 13:33 into the third period to extend Washington’s lead to four.
Star 1: Oliver Moore
Before Wednesday night’s destruction of the St. Louis Blues, Moore had scored just once since No. 18. He got a goal against the Blues, and followed that up with a gorgeous power play goal to get the Blackhawks on the board in the second period.
GOAL: What a shot by Oliver Moore on the power play. Oh my pic.twitter.com/EX5mhoD9Ql
— BHF (@BlackhawksFocus) January 10, 2026Star 2: Jason Dickinson
Sometimes it isn’t necessarily about what one player does as much as it is about what other players don’t do. Thru two periods, Dickinson had spent more than five minutes of 5-on-5 time on the ice against Dylan Strome and Alexander Ovechkin and more than four against Aliaksei Protas. In a game that was 4-1 and with the Caps having a 59.62 percent 5-on-5 expected goals for percentage, the Blackhawks had a 77.53 xGF% in 8:13 at 5-on-5 at the end of 40 minutes.
Star 3: Pedialyte
Here’s hoping the Blackhawks have enough healthy bodies to put a fill lineup on the ice in Nashville tomorrow. And that they play a better game than they did tonight. This was just a flat performance.
Key Takeaways
Connor Bedard skated 6:01 in his first period back. His legs looked good. In the middle of the period, the Blackhawks got two power plays — and they overlapped by 75 seconds. There was one flurry in front of the net that didn’t produce a goal, but Bedard looked tentative to shoot the puck. That wasn’t the case in the second period. He looked just fine.Connor Bedard has shown zero rust in his first game in almost a month. Here's his best chance of the night. #Blackhawks pic.twitter.com/ciPC5os1Q9
— Charlie Roumeliotis (@CRoumeliotis) January 10, 2026 The only bright spot in the first period was the line of Dickinson, Teuvo Teräväinen and Ryan Donato. They were on the ice for 4:03 together at 5-on-5, the highest of the four lines, and kept the Caps from attempting a shot on net (3-0 favoring the Blackhawks). Nick Lardis picked up the first assist of his NHL career on Moore’s power play goal. Later in the period, after Justin Sourdif blew up Moore with a big hit, Lardis asked him to dance. Lardis was the only player to take a seat in the sin bin after the holiday party broke out. I like the grit, even if Lardis and Moore were both minus-three at the end of two periods.Lardis jumps in to defend Moore who took a huge hit from Sourdif pic.twitter.com/lUtXs7ohOg
— BHF (@BlackhawksFocus) January 10, 2026 A tough night for the two kids called up from Rockford. A sick team put on an underwhelming performance and their individual numbers weren’t great. Kevin Korchinski was paired with Matt Grzelcyk, who was playing his off-side. That wasn’t great. Korchinski struggled. Commesso settled down more in the second and third period, but he didn’t get much help from the guys in front of him either. With that being said, Grzelcyk had zero points on the power play in his first 42 games this season. He now has three power play assists in his last two games.Hence then, the article about blackhawks 1 capitals 5 three stars key takeaways was published today ( ) and is available on Bleacher Nation ( Middle East ) The editorial team at PressBee has edited and verified it, and it may have been modified, fully republished, or quoted. You can read and follow the updates of this news or article from its original source.
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