Washington Capitals Stats
2026-27 · Metropolitan Division · Eastern Conference
The Washington Capitals at 5-on-5 in 2025-26 have taken 49.4% of shot attempts (15th in the NHL) and 50.1% of expected goals, outscoring opponents 179-147.
On the power play they score 6.32 goals per 60 minutes (25th).
Shorthanded they allow 7.32 per 60 (15th).
Alex Ovechkin leads the team with 64 points (32 goals) in 82 games, ahead of Tom Wilson with 62.
Showing 2025-26 until the Capitals have played a few 2026-27 games.
Team on-ice by strength (2025-26)
| Strength | TOI | GF-GA | CF% | SF% | GF% | xGF% | GF/60 | GA/60 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All situations | 4978:17 | 261-238 | 49.1%17th | 49.9% | 52.3%11th | 49.7%20th | 3.1515th | 2.879th |
| 5-on-5 | 3938:31 | 179-147 | 49.4%15th | 50.0% | 54.9%5th | 50.1%19th | 2.7310th | 2.244th |
| Even strength | 4059:42 | 186-155 | 49.5%15th | 50.2% | 54.5%5th | 50.3%17th | 2.759th | 2.294th |
| Power play | 399:02 | 42-10 | 86.9%24th | 83.0% | 80.8%31st | 86.6%28th | 6.3225th | 1.5032nd |
| Penalty kill | 409:43 | 3-50 | 10.2%26th | 14.7% | 5.7%28th | 7.1%29th | 0.4429th | 7.3215th |
CF% = share of shot attempts, SF% = shots on goal, GF% = goals. Ranks are among all 32 teams (GA/60: fewest is 1st). Time is mm:ss.
How the Capitals rank in every stat we compute, out of 32 teams (2025-26 regular season; schedule stats use the 2026-27 schedule). Each stat links to its explainer and the full league table.
Possession & shot quality
- Corsi (CF%)49.4%15th
- Fenwick (FF%)50.2%14th
- Expected goals (xGF%)50.1%19th
- Sequence xG (sxGF%)50.0%18th
- High-danger chances (HDCF%)50.6%17th
- Scoring chances (SCF%)50.0%15th
Transition & turnovers
- Transition attempts4.321st
- Turnover Ledger−0.0523rd
- Forecheck xG0.319th
Faceoffs
- Draw Equity−0.00117th
- Faceoff win % (FO%)49.3%20th
Special teams
- Power-play scoring6.3225th
- Power-play net xG6.1826th
- Penalty kill7.3215th
Leaders: Protas 3, Wilson 1, Beauvillier 1
- Power-play time4:5210th
- Penalty Value−0.0321st
Deployment
Goalies
- High-danger save % (HDSV%).81911th
- Rebound control+0.1513th
- Starter workload70.7%3rd
Luck & regression
- PDO10187th
- Shooting luck (GF − xGF)+7.010th
- Luck Meter+2.412th
Schedule
2026-27 schedule. Schedule Edge, next games →
- Back-to-backs1427th
2026-27 schedule. Schedule Edge, next games →
- Travel distance58,965 km7th
2026-27 schedule. Schedule Edge, next games →
Tracking
- Goal Anatomy: rush goals32.3%18th
- Skating speed bursts24.297th
- Shot speed1.233rd
- Offensive-zone time39.7%29th
Fantasy
- Breakout signals023rd
Skaters (2025-26)
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | P | +/- | SOG | Hits | Blk | TOI/GP | PP/GP | SH/GP | FO% | 5v5 CF% | 5v5 GF-GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alex Ovechkin | L | 82 | 32 | 32 | 64 | -5 | 244 | 134 | 16 | 17:27 | 4:27 | 0:00 | — | 50.1% | 50-40 |
| Tom Wilson | R | 72 | 30 | 32 | 62 | +15 | 153 | 179 | 53 | 19:28 | 2:49 | 2:05 | 44.7% | 53.7% | 52-35 |
| Jakob Chychrun | D | 80 | 26 | 34 | 60 | +20 | 221 | 58 | 114 | 23:20 | 2:59 | 0:22 | — | 51.9% | 83-47 |
| Dylan Strome | C | 80 | 19 | 39 | 58 | +2 | 143 | 11 | 53 | 18:02 | 3:05 | 0:02 | 58.2% | 48.8% | 61-48 |
| Aliaksei Protas | C | 76 | 25 | 27 | 52 | +20 | 159 | 33 | 42 | 18:14 | 0:28 | 1:54 | 44.8% | 53.5% | 60-43 |
| Connor McMichael | C | 78 | 14 | 32 | 46 | +8 | 142 | 45 | 45 | 16:54 | 1:37 | 2:02 | 42.9% | 46.9% | 48-45 |
| John Carlson | D | 55 | 10 | 36 | 46 | +11 | 115 | 20 | 84 | 22:52 | 2:32 | 2:27 | — | 53.3% | 51-35 |
| Ryan Leonard | R | 75 | 20 | 25 | 45 | +2 | 153 | 124 | 25 | 14:25 | 2:19 | 0:00 | — | 45.9% | 43-28 |
| Justin Sourdif | R | 78 | 15 | 20 | 35 | +17 | 108 | 98 | 40 | 14:44 | 1:01 | 0:08 | 45.9% | 50.8% | 47-28 |
| Rasmus Sandin | D | 73 | 5 | 24 | 29 | +4 | 90 | 88 | 127 | 19:12 | 0:49 | 1:24 | — | 47.7% | 49-51 |
| Anthony Beauvillier | L | 82 | 15 | 13 | 28 | +7 | 155 | 93 | 48 | 15:48 | 0:31 | 1:09 | 50.6% | 49.0% | 48-46 |
| Martin Fehérváry | D | 81 | 5 | 22 | 27 | +15 | 73 | 110 | 176 | 19:17 | 0:02 | 2:49 | — | 47.1% | 54-48 |
| Ethen Frank | C | 62 | 12 | 12 | 24 | +8 | 91 | 53 | 45 | 12:14 | 1:29 | 0:01 | — | 47.0% | 30-22 |
| Pierre-Luc Dubois | L | 29 | 5 | 14 | 19 | -4 | 42 | 23 | 13 | 16:49 | 2:16 | 0:11 | 47.3% | 47.2% | 19-18 |
| Matt Roy | D | 79 | 2 | 17 | 19 | +18 | 94 | 117 | 146 | 20:37 | 0:07 | 2:32 | — | 49.8% | 56-50 |
| Nic Dowd | C | 55 | 4 | 12 | 16 | -6 | 48 | 113 | 43 | 15:33 | 0:03 | 2:38 | 48.7% | 47.4% | 17-24 |
| Hendrix Lapierre | C | 74 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 0 | 53 | 49 | 22 | 8:50 | 0:08 | 0:00 | 39.9% | 54.3% | 25-24 |
| Trevor van Riemsdyk | D | 68 | 3 | 11 | 14 | +6 | 44 | 12 | 97 | 16:14 | 0:04 | 1:42 | — | 47.8% | 41-37 |
| Cole Hutson | D | 14 | 3 | 7 | 10 | -3 | 22 | 16 | 6 | 17:27 | 2:11 | 0:02 | — | 48.0% | 6-8 |
| Brandon Duhaime | R | 82 | 4 | 5 | 9 | -2 | 64 | 159 | 57 | 11:04 | 0:03 | 1:06 | 32.6% | 45.9% | 18-23 |
| Sonny Milano | L | 31 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 34 | 9 | 3 | 8:53 | 1:03 | 0:00 | — | 52.3% | 12-10 |
| Declan Chisholm | D | 26 | 1 | 6 | 7 | +3 | 20 | 11 | 22 | 13:44 | 0:19 | 0:17 | — | 48.3% | 16-13 |
| Ilya Protas | L | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | +1 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 15:54 | 2:26 | 0:00 | 45.2% | 45.2% | 2-2 |
| Ivan Miroshnichenko | L | 13 | 2 | 1 | 3 | +1 | 12 | 19 | 6 | 9:38 | 0:00 | 0:00 | — | 46.1% | 5-4 |
| Timothy Liljegren | D | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 16:55 | 0:06 | 0:20 | — | 43.4% | 1-1 |
| Bogdan Trineyev | R | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 10:32 | 0:14 | 0:00 | — | 62.2% | 0-0 |
| Dylan McIlrath | D | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 5 | 26 | 9 | 9:19 | 0:00 | 0:10 | — | 42.3% | 1-2 |
| David Kampf | C | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 9:04 | 0:01 | 0:00 | — | 30.6% | 0-1 |
| Brett Leason | R | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 8:35 | 0:20 | 0:00 | — | 62.0% | 0-2 |
Goalies (2025-26)
| Goalie | GP | GS | W | SV% | GAA | Last start |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Logan Thompson | 58 | 58 | 31 | .912 | 2.44 | Apr 12 |
| Charlie Lindgren | 21 | 20 | 9 | .879 | 3.52 | Apr 5 |
| Clay Stevenson | 4 | 4 | 3 | .921 | 2.00 | Apr 14 |