Washington Capitals
7-4-0, 14 pts · 4th in the Metropolitan Division
Recent results
| DateThe day of the game. | OpponentThe opposing team. "at" marks a road game. | ResultW for a win, L for a loss in regulation, OTL for an overtime or shootout loss. | ScoreThe team’s goals, then the opponent’s. Sorting follows the goal difference. | Shots on goalThe team’s shots on goal, then the opponent’s. | GameGame summaryLink to the summary: goals, assists and three stars. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 28 |   PHI | W | 5-2 | 30-25 | Game summary |
| Oct 24 |   BUF | W | 4-3 OT | 34-21 | Game summary |
| Oct 20 |   LAK | L | 2-5 | 32-26 | Game summary |
Upcoming games
| DateThe day of the game. | OpponentThe opposing team. "at" marks a road game. | TimeThe start time, Eastern time, or the state of a game in progress. | Home or awayHome for a game in the team’s own arena, away for a game at the opponent’s. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 29 |   Nashville Predators | 8:00 p.m. | Away |
| Nov 1 |   Minnesota Wild | 3:30 p.m. | Home |
| Nov 3 |   Dallas Stars | 7:00 p.m. | Home |
🚑 Injuries
| PlayerThe player’s name, with a link to his page. | PositionThe player’s position, as published by the source. | StatusFrom most to least serious: long-term injured reserve, injured reserve, out, day to day, uncertain. | InjuryThe type of injury and the team’s note, as published. | Expected returnThe expected return date, when the team gives one. | Report dateThe date of the latest report on this player. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rasmus Sandin | D | Injured reserve | Knee · SurgerySandin (knee) was placed on long-term injured reserve Monday. | Dec 26 | Oct 12 |
| Vincent Desharnais | D | Injured reserve | Abdomen · Surgery | Dec 5 | Oct 23 |
| Patrick Thomas | C | Injured, off roster | Upper Body | Nov 14 | Sep 29 |
Roster and projections
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Forwards
| PlayerThe player’s name, with a link to his page. | Games playedOfficial regular season games he played. | GoalsGoals scored. A shootout goal does not count. | AssistsAssists on his team’s goals. | PointsGoals plus assists. | ProjectionPool points we project for the full season, already scored and to come, points format: 1 pt per goal and per assist, goalies 2 pts per win, 1 pt per overtime loss and 2 pts per shutout. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alex Tuch 🔥 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 11 | 75.6 |
| Dylan Strome | 11 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 75.5 |
| Jordan Kyrou 🔥 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 61.8 |
| Alex Ovechkin 🧊 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 54.8 |
| Tom Wilson 🧊 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 53.0 |
| Ryan Leonard | 11 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 52.3 |
| Aliaksei Protas 🧊 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 44.8 |
| Boone Jenner | 11 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 39.9 |
| Ilya Protas | 11 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 34.9 |
| Pierre-Luc Dubois | 6 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 31.3 |
| Justin Sourdif | 9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 26.9 |
| Anthony Beauvillier | 11 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 23.1 |
| Jonny Brodzinski | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 13.0 |
| Ethen Frank | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12.4 |
| Ivan Miroshnichenko | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4.9 |
Defensemen
| PlayerThe player’s name, with a link to his page. | Games playedOfficial regular season games he played. | GoalsGoals scored. A shootout goal does not count. | AssistsAssists on his team’s goals. | PointsGoals plus assists. | ProjectionPool points we project for the full season, already scored and to come, points format: 1 pt per goal and per assist, goalies 2 pts per win, 1 pt per overtime loss and 2 pts per shutout. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jakob Chychrun | 11 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 59.2 |
| Cole Hutson | 11 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 23.3 |
| Martin Fehérváry | 11 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 23.1 |
| Matt Roy | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 15.9 |
| Justin Holl | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 11.6 |
| Rasmus Sandin 🚑 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11.1 |
| Jack St. Ivany | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 10.6 |
| Vincent Desharnais 🚑 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 10.2 |
| Timothy Liljegren | 11 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10.1 |
| Dylan McIlrath | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
Goalies
| PlayerThe player’s name, with a link to his page. | Games playedOfficial regular season games he played. | WinsGames won with him as the goalie credited with the decision. | Save percentageSaves divided by shots faced. | ProjectionPool points we project for the full season, already scored and to come, points format: 1 pt per goal and per assist, goalies 2 pts per win, 1 pt per overtime loss and 2 pts per shutout. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Logan Thompson | 8 | 5 | .903 | 74.8 |
| Charlie Lindgren | 3 | 2 | .886 | 33.2 |
This season’s transactions
The club’s trades, contracts, waivers and releases this season.
| Transaction dateThe day the club announced it. | Transaction typeTrade, signed contract, waivers (placed or claimed) or release. When the club announces several moves together, each player gets his own: injured reserve, activated, recall or assignment. | Players involvedThe players of the transaction we follow this season, with a link to their page. | DescriptionThe text of the transaction as ESPN published it, in English. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Activated, Waivers | Activated C Pierre-Luc Dubois from injured reserve. Claimed RD Jack St. Ivany off waivers. | ||
| Waivers, Release, Assignment |
| Placed G Clay Stevenson, D Louie Belpedio, C Mike Brodzinski and RW Spencer Smallman on waivers. Released G Cal Petersen and D Jonathan McDonald from their professional tryout agreements. Assigned LW Maxim Schäfer to Cape Breton (QMJHL). | |
| Waivers | Placed D Justin Holl on waivers for the purpose of being loaned to Hershey (AHL). | ||
| Waivers |
| Placed F Ludwig Persson on waivers for the purpose of assignment to Hershey (AHL). | |
| Contract |
| Signed F Oliver Suvanto to a three-year contract. | |
| Contract |
| Signed D Jacob MacDonald to a one-year contract. | |
| Contract | Signed F Alex Ovechkin to a one-year contract. | ||
| Trade | Acquired a 2027 third-round draft pick and a 2028 fifth-round draft pick from Pittsburgh Penguins for C Hendrix Lapierre. | ||
| Trade | Acquired F Amadeus Lombardi from Detroit in exchange for a 2026 fourth-round draft pick. Acquired D Declan Chisholm from Washington in exchange for a 2027 fourth-round pick. |
Transactions source: ESPN.
📰 News
📣 Rumors and confirmations
- Ivan Miroshnichenko, Washington Capitals, Philadelphia FlyersDaily Faceoff is hearing it too: there's a lot of interest in Capitals forward Ivan Miroshnichenko.
- Dylan Larkin, Joel Eriksson Ek, Aliaksei Protas, Ilya Protas, Danila Yurov, Detroit Red Wings, Minnesota Wild, Buffalo Sabres, Montreal Canadiens, Boston Bruins, Nashville Predators, Chicago Blackhawks, Washington Capitals, New Jersey Devils, San Jose SharksElliotte Friedman thinks San Jose is one of the teams the Red Wings have talked quite seriously with about Simon Edvinsson. The Sharks have young centers, and Detroit is looking to restock down the middle as part of all this.