D · WSH · NHL id 8479576
Vincent Desharnais has played 1 game for the Washington Capitals in 2026-27, scoring 0 goals and 0 assists (0 points) on 0 shots while averaging 21:15 a night (15:38 at even strength, 0:00 on the power play and 5:37 shorthanded). At 5v5 he has skated 62% of his 5v5 minutes with Cole Hutson and 31% with Ilya Protas in his only game so far, and the Capitals have controlled 38% of shot attempts with Desharnais on the ice (3-1 in goals, 100% offensive-zone starts). In the Capitals' most recent game against CAR he was on D2 with Cole Hutson and off the power play.
Right now
From the Oct 2 game vs CAR, detected from shift data
- On-ice xGF/60 5.39 (was 2.10)
- 29% of 5v5 TOI with Dubois (was 0%)
Deployment timeline
2026-27 · per-game ice time by strength, with line and power-play unit changes
Usage: 1 games, 21:15 average time on ice, PP1 in 0 games, 0 line changes.
- Even strength
- Power play
- Penalty kill
- 5-game average
- Did not play
- ▲ promoted · ▼ demoted
NHL EDGE tracking
2025-26 percentiles among skaters at his position
Only 1 GP in 2026-27; showing 2025-26 NHL EDGE data.
Season-level NHL EDGE puck and player tracking, refreshed nightly. The percentile is the league rank among skaters this season; the label at the right is the raw value.
Shot map
2026-27 · 1 attempts, 0 on goal, 0 goals · dots are equal size until the xG model lands
Shot map, OPP at WSH: 1 attempts, 0 on goal, 0 goals, 0.00 expected goals; best chance Vincent Desharnais at 0.00 xG.
- Even strength
- Power play
- Penalty kill
- Goal
- Shot on goal
- Missed
- Blocked
Luck
2025-26 · 53 GP · 7 points vs 8.9 expected
Last 20 games: -22. Positive means running hot (sell), negative running cold (buy).
- 2.9%
- 100.9
- 19.4%
- G vs xG
- 1 / 1.2
- • Role rose over the last 10 games (TOI up 2:41 a game, 3 promotion events): some of the heat may be real.
- Actual goals
- Expected
- ±1σ
- Above expected
- Below expected
Player analytics
Compare with another player →2025-26 regular season. Rank is among all qualified players; the bar is his percentile among defencemen. Each stat links to its explainer.
- 2026-27 so far: 1 GP, 0 G, 0 A, 0 PPP, 0 SOG.
Fantasy box score
- Games played53
- Goals1634th of 715
- Assists6573rd of 715
- Points7615th of 715
- Power-play points0437th of 715
- Shorthanded points0227th of 715
- Shots on goal34623rd of 715
- Hits103175th of 715
- Blocked shots83133rd of 715
- Plus/minus+7157th of 715
- Penalty minutes6848th of 715
- Faceoffs won0451st of 715
Possession & shot quality (5-on-5 on-ice)
- Corsi (CF%)47.8%471st of 719
- Fenwick (FF%)47.7%482nd of 719
- Expected goals (xGF%)50.9%277th of 719
- Sequence xG (sxGF%)50.8%281st of 719
- High-danger chances (HDCF%)50.2%342nd of 719
- Scoring chances (SCF%)49.7%357th of 719
Transition, turnovers & faceoffs
- Transition attempts /600.31604th of 719
- Turnover Ledger /60−0.061496th of 719
- Forecheck xG /60 (on-ice)0.24520th of 719
Usage
- Ice time per game18:11229th of 715
- Power-play time per game0:02614th of 715
- Offensive-zone start %34.8%650th of 719
Special teams & discipline
- Net penalties drawn /60−1.43702nd of 719
Luck & trend
- On-ice PDO1009246th of 719
- Goals above expected−0.2358th of 715
- Luck Meter−15491st of 828
- Ascension score5789th of 526
NHL EDGE tracking
- Top skating speed22.2406th of 715
- 20+ mph bursts13651st of 715
- Hardest shot83.5571st of 715
- Offensive-zone time38.5%649th of 715
Unranked rows are below the sample minimum (20 GP, 200 five-on-five minutes, 100 draws or 10 goalie games).
Beyond the box score
2025-26 regular season · 50 of 53 games through the sequence engine (more fill in as games are reprocessed)
- −0.066
- Season net
- −0.83xG
5-on-5. Each takeaway is credited, and each giveaway charged, at the league xG value of the zone.
- Per 60
- 0.31
- Attempts
- 4
- 0.001
5-on-5 shots within 10 seconds of winning the puck outside the offensive zone.
Role changes
Notable promotions, demotions and ice-time swings from Line Watch
- Moved up to D2 from D3Nov 4, 2023 alerts →
- Played 10:01 less than his 5-game averageApr 23, 2023 alerts →
How the goals happened
1 goal since 2023-24 with NHL EDGE tracking: press Replay to watch the tracking animation
| Game | Play | Entry | Passes | Shot mph | Notes | Replay |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 19, 2026 @ FLA | Rebound | carry | 2 | 33.0 | rebound |
* includes a royal-road (cross-slot) pass. Derived from NHL EDGE puck and player tracking.
Linemates
2026-27 · 5v5 time together and how each pairing performs with and without Desharnais
| Teammate | Pos | GP | Share | CF% together | GF% together | CF% Desharnais apart | CF% mate apart | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cole Hutson | D | 1 | 9:27 | 62% | 52.2% | 75% (3-1) | 0.0% 5:42 | 35.3% 5:28 |
| Ilya Protas | LW | 1 | 4:46 | 31% | 71.4% | 100% (1-0) | 28.0% 10:23 | 69.2% 6:06 |
| Jordan Kyrou | C | 1 | 4:33 | 30% | 62.5% | 50% (1-1) | 29.2% 10:36 | 75.0% 5:52 |
| Alex Tuch | RW | 1 | 4:26 | 29% | 30.0% | 100% (2-0) | 40.9% 10:43 | 20.0% 6:12 |
| Aliaksei Protas | LW | 1 | 4:25 | 29% | 62.5% | 100% (1-0) | 29.2% 10:44 | 58.8% 7:08 |
| Pierre-Luc Dubois | LW | 1 | 4:24 | 29% | 25.0% | 100% (2-0) | 45.0% 10:45 | 33.3% 5:54 |
| Tom Wilson | RW | 1 | 4:18 | 28% | 22.2% | 100% (1-0) | 43.5% 10:51 | 60.0% 5:03 |
| Dylan Strome | C | 1 | 3:36 | 24% | 40.0% | 0% (0-1) | 36.4% 11:33 | 23.8% 6:14 |
| Ryan Leonard | RW | 1 | 3:35 | 24% | 44.4% | — (0-0) | 34.8% 11:34 | 27.3% 7:17 |
| Alex Ovechkin | LW | 1 | 3:34 | 24% | 41.7% | 50% (1-1) | 35.0% 11:35 | 17.6% 6:23 |
| Boone Jenner | C | 1 | 2:50 | 19% | 0.0% | — (0-0) | 42.9% 12:19 | 66.7% 8:45 |
| Anthony Beauvillier | LW | 1 | 2:26 | 16% | 0.0% | — (0-0) | 42.9% 12:43 | 50.0% 9:55 |
| Justin Sourdif | C | 1 | 2:19 | 15% | 0.0% | — (0-0) | 41.4% 12:50 | 58.8% 9:45 |
| Timothy Liljegren | D | 1 | 2:18 | 15% | 0.0% | — (0-0) | 38.7% 12:51 | 48.0% 12:17 |
Linemate and opposition quality
2025-26 · 5v5 · 763 min on ice · ranked against 270 defencemen · last season, until this season has enough games to rank
teammates' average xGF%
12th percentile · higher = stronger linemates
opponents' average ice-time share
46th percentile · higher = faces more top-line minutes
Plays with weaker-than-usual linemates.
QoT averages the season xGF% of Desharnais's 5v5 teammates; QoC averages how much of their team's ice time Desharnais's opponents get, so a high QoC means facing top lines. Both are weighted by time shared on the ice, lean on last season for small samples, and are ranked within forwards or defence.
Game log
1 game in 2026-27, newest first
| Date | Opp | Result | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | HIT | BLK | EV | PP | PK | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2 | @ CAR | W 5-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | — | 21:15 | 15:38 | — | 5:37 |
Season splits by strength
2026-27 regular season · on-ice numbers from shift and play-by-play data
| Strength | GP | TOI/GP | SA | GF | GA | GF% | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All situations | 1 | 21:15 | 21:15 | 13 | 33 | 28.3% | 33.3% | 9 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 75% | 1.4 | 1.4 | 33% |
| Even strength | 1 | 15:38 | 15:38 | 12 | 22 | 35.3% | 40.9% | 8 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 75% | 1.4 | 0.6 | 100% |
| 5v5 | 1 | 15:09 | 15:09 | 12 | 20 | 37.5% | 45.0% | 8 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 75% | 1.4 | 0.5 | 100% |
| Penalty kill | 1 | 5:37 | 5:37 | 1 | 11 | 8.3% | 12.5% | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0 | 0.8 | 0% |
| 4v5 | 1 | 5:37 | 5:37 | 1 | 11 | 8.3% | 12.5% | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0 | 0.8 | 0% |
Career by season
Seasons in Edgehalla's data (2025-26 is being backfilled; earlier seasons follow)
| Season | Team | GP | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | HIT | BLK | TOI/GP | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | WSH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 0 | 0 | — | 3 | 3 | 21:15 |
| 2025-26 | SJS | 53 | 1 | 6 | 7 | +7 | 68 | 34 | 2.9% | 103 | 83 | 18:11 |
| 2024-25 | SJS, PIT, VAN | 51 | 0 | 3 | 3 | -9 | 45 | 28 | 0.0% | 87 | 83 | 15:55 |
| 2023-24Playoffs | EDM | 16 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -9 | 22 | 7 | 0.0% | 40 | 41 | 17:15 |
| 2023-24 | EDM | 78 | 1 | 10 | 11 | +3 | 54 | 41 | 2.4% | 135 | 122 | 15:44 |
| 2022-23Playoffs | EDM | 12 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -3 | 8 | 6 | 0.0% | 18 | 14 | 13:35 |
| 2022-23 | EDM | 36 | 0 | 5 | 5 | +15 | 31 | 17 | 0.0% | 45 | 48 | 13:33 |
Vincent Desharnais news
- Mic'd Up | Vincent DesharnaisNHL.com
- How Vincent Desharnais earned the nickname 'Seaweed Man' before joining the CapitalsRMNB
- Vincent Desharnais Let Go Of 'Perfect' With Journaling & New Habits. It's Made Him Better As He Starts A New Chapter With The CapsThe Hockey News
- Vincent Desharnais | September 19NHL.com
- Previewing the 2026-27 Capitals with Spencer Carbery and Vincent Desharnaismonumentalsportsnetwork.com
- Vincent Desharnais StatsNHL.com
- Vincent Desharnais Bio, Awards & Draft InfoNHL.com
- 2026-27 Washington Capitals Season PreviewNHLRumors.com
Headlines via LineupExperts. Links open the original publisher.
On-ice and deployment numbers are derived by Edgehalla from NHL play-by-play and shift data. Tracking percentiles are from NHL EDGE. Data updates after every game.