Washington Capitals Power Play
2026-27 · Metropolitan Division · Eastern Conference
The Capitals' current PP1 unit is Alex Ovechkin, Dylan Strome, Justin Sourdif, Cole Hutson and Ilya Protas, together for 2:09 of power-play time a game.
The Washington Capitals get 4:52 of power-play time per game (10th most) and have scored 42 power-play goals, 6.32 per 60 minutes (25th).
Alex Ovechkin plays 92% of the team's power-play minutes.
On the penalty kill they have allowed 50 goals, 7.32 per 60 (15th fewest).
- PP1Alex Ovechkin – Dylan Strome – Justin Sourdif – Cole Hutson – Ilya Protas2:09
- PP2Alex Ovechkin – Tom Wilson – Jakob Chychrun – Pierre-Luc Dubois – Ryan Leonard1:28
From the last 5 games; time is together on the man advantage per game.
Penalty kill
- PK1FConnor McMichael – Tom Wilson1:40
- PK2FAnthony Beauvillier – Aliaksei Protas0:57
- PK1DMatt Roy – Martin Fehérváry1:23
- PK2DTrevor van Riemsdyk – Rasmus Sandin0:35
Most-used PP units (2025-26)
| Unit | GP | TOI | GF | SF | GF/60 | xGF/60 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ovechkin, Wilson, Strome, Chychrun, Leonard | 26 | 64:55 | 8 | 65 | 7.39 | 8.04 |
| Ovechkin, Carlson, Wilson, Strome, Chychrun | 18 | 40:33 | 6 | 41 | 8.88 | 10.01 |
| Ovechkin, Wilson, Chychrun, Dubois, Leonard | 13 | 22:14 | 3 | 24 | 8.10 | 5.94 |
| Ovechkin, Strome, McMichael, Sourdif, Hutson | 8 | 14:42 | 3 | 11 | 12.24 | 6.88 |
| Ovechkin, Wilson, Strome, Chychrun, Frank | 8 | 12:28 | 0 | 19 | 0.00 | 10.28 |
| Ovechkin, Carlson, Strome, Chychrun, Leonard | 12 | 10:41 | 1 | 7 | 5.62 | 8.97 |
| Ovechkin, Carlson, Wilson, Milano, Strome | 4 | 10:17 | 2 | 10 | 11.67 | 5.76 |
| Ovechkin, Wilson, Strome, Chychrun, Dubois | 4 | 9:36 | 0 | 10 | 0.00 | 7.90 |
About these numbers
Power-play rates are per 60 minutes of man-advantage time rather than PP%, because they measure how dangerous a unit is while it is on the ice. Ranks compare all 32 teams. Goals for on the penalty kill (shorthanded goals) and empty-net situations are excluded from the rates.