Washington Capitals
2026-27 · 1-0-0 · 2 pts · 4th Metropolitan
The Washington Capitals are 1-0-0 (2 points) through 1 game of 2026-27, 4th in the Metropolitan Division and 6th in the Eastern, with a +3 goal differential.
Next up: at the Tampa Bay Lightning on Sat, Oct 3, the second night of a back-to-back.
In the latest game, the top line has been Beauvillier – Jenner – Sourdif and the top pair Roy – Chychrun. PP1 is Ovechkin, Wilson, Strome, Chychrun and Dubois.
At 5-on-5 in 2025-26 they have taken 49.4% of shot attempts (15th in the NHL) and 50.1% of expected goals, outscoring opponents 179-147.
Logan Thompson has started 58 of 82 games with a .912 save percentage; Lindgren has 20 starts.
2 players are on the injury report.
Forwards (5-on-5)
From the last 1 game of shift data. Times are together per game.
Capitals line combinations tool →Next game: Charlie Lindgren● Confirmed
- Logan Thompson58 GS · .912 SV%
- Charlie Lindgren20 GS · .879 SV%
- Clay Stevenson4 GS · .921 SV%
No notable lineup changes in the last few games.
| Goalie | Games | Exp. starts | Confirmed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Logan Thompson | 3 | 1.7 | 0 |
| Charlie Lindgren | 3 | 1.3 | 1 |
Sat, Oct 3 to Fri, Oct 9, from the start model with LineupExperts status applied. Tonight's starter →
Sat, Oct 3 · WSH @ TBL
Edge: TBL +13.4 ptsBack-to-back · 942 km travel
1 day rest · 1,620 km travel
TBL has the schedule edge (+13.4 pts net win probability): wsh on a b2b, wsh backup likely (97%), b2b vs rested tbl, backup likely (97%).
Wed, Oct 7 · PIT @ WSH
No schedule edge1 day rest · 306 km travel
3 days rest · 1,318 km travel
No meaningful schedule edge: PIT (1 day rest) at WSH (3 days rest).
Fri, Oct 9 · NYR @ WSH
No schedule edge2 days rest · 331 km travel
1 day rest
No meaningful schedule edge: NYR (2 days rest) at WSH (1 day rest).
for Capitals's next games, as win-probability edges.
No Capitals skater is rising right now: nobody's role or production has jumped over his last 5 games.
Next: at Tampa Bay Lightning, Sat, Oct 3, 7:00 PM ET
- Fri, Oct 2@ CARW 5-2
| Player | GP | G | A | P | PP TOI | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alex Ovechkin L | 82 | 32 | 32 | 64 | 17:27 | 4:27 | 50.1% |
| Tom Wilson R | 72 | 30 | 32 | 62 | 19:28 | 2:49 | 53.7% |
| Jakob Chychrun D | 80 | 26 | 34 | 60 | 23:20 | 2:59 | 51.9% |
| Dylan Strome C | 80 | 19 | 39 | 58 | 18:02 | 3:05 | 48.8% |
| Aliaksei Protas L | 76 | 25 | 27 | 52 | 18:14 | 0:28 | 53.5% |
| Connor McMichael L | 78 | 14 | 32 | 46 | 16:54 | 1:37 | 46.9% |
Season: 2025-26 (until 2026-27 has 5 games).
Metropolitan Division
| Team | GP | Record | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rangers | 3 | 2-1-0 | 4 |
| Penguins | 1 | 1-0-0 | 2 |
| Blue Jackets | 1 | 1-0-0 | 2 |
| Capitals | 1 | 1-0-0 | 2 |
| Devils | 1 | 1-0-0 | 2 |
| Hurricanes | 2 | 0-1-1 | 1 |
| Flyers | 2 | 0-1-1 | 1 |
| Islanders | 1 | 0-1-0 | 0 |
- PP1Alex Ovechkin – Tom Wilson – Dylan Strome – Jakob Chychrun – Pierre-Luc Dubois1:50
42 PP goals in 399:02 of man-advantage time (25th in GF/60).
- Patrick ThomasCInjured ReserveUpper Body · ir-nr
- Rasmus SandinDInjured ReserveKnee · Sandin continues to recover from the procedure he underwent in April to repair his torn ACL. Prior to injuring his right knee, the 26-year-old blueliner was a regular contributor for the Capitals, as he posted fiv
Where the offence comes from
Share of Capitals 5-on-5 expected goals by how the possession started, 2025-26 (82 games, 170.8 xG).
- Above the league share
- Below
From our possession chains: transition is a chain won in the defensive or neutral zone; forecheck is an offensive-zone takeaway, forced giveaway or hit.
- Forecheck xG/600.313 · 9th of 32(2025-26)
- Team xGF%50.1% · 19th of 32(2025-26)
- Team CF%49.4% · 15th of 32(2025-26)
5-on-5, regular season. Forecheck xG/60 is the expected goals created straight off offensive-zone hits, takeaways and forced giveaways.
NHL Edge ranks (2026-27)
Puck and player tracking from NHL Edge. Bars are league rank (longer is better).
See how the Capitals rank in every stat → Corsi, xG, transition, special teams, goalies, luck, schedule and tracking, each against all 32 teams.
Capitals news
- NHL Injuries: Sabres, Avs, Stars, Wings, Panthers, Devils, Islanders, Sens, Penguins, Sharks and BluesNHLRumors.com
- Mattias Samuelsson News: Opens scoring in lossRotoWire
- Sabres' Mattias Samuelsson: Opens scoring in lossCBS Sports
- Jack Quinn News: Pots goal ThursdayRotoWire
- Sabres' Jack Quinn: Pots goal ThursdayCBS Sports
- Jack Quinn, the Sabres' power play and other things to watch this seasonBuffalo Hockey Beat
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