Washington Capitals

Metropolitan Division, Eastern Conference · 20 reports in the 2026-27 edition.

The club

2025-26 · 82 games · 253 for, 230 against

How it played

Shot attempts share, five-on-five: 49.4% 16th of 32
Expected goals share, five-on-five: 49.5% 20th of 32
Power play expected goals per sixty: 7.32 12th of 32
Penalty kill expected goals allowed per sixty: 7.45 21st of 32

Where the record lies

Finishing goals scored above what the chances were worth: +6.7 12th of 32
Goaltending goals prevented beyond what the chances allowed were worth: +28.9 1st of 32

Washington Capitals got 28.9 more saves than the chances they faced warranted — 29 goals of the record that the underlying play does not explain, and it regresses.

Roster shape

Points-weighted, so these are the ages and origins of the production rather than of the sweaters.

Average age: 29.6; weighted by points
From 33 and up: 14.8%; of skater points
From under 26: 19.1%; of skater points
Homegrown: 36.2%; drafted by this club
Continuity: 71.5%; of last season's five-on-five minutes

The roster

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Anthony Beauvillier

#72

RW · Washington Capitals

Seven hundred and thirteen games, fifteen goals, and half his shots from inside twenty feet.

Jakob Chychrun

D · Washington Capitals

Twenty-six goals from a blue line, and twenty-three minutes a night.

Vincent Desharnais

#73

D · Washington Capitals

Six foot seven, two hundred and eighteen games, and two goals.

Pierre-Luc Dubois

#80

C · Washington Capitals

Six hundred and twenty-seven games, twenty-nine of them last season, and the seventy-fifth percentile.

Martin Fehérváry

#42

D · Washington Capitals

Three hundred and eighty games, twenty-seven goals, and sixty-seven goals for.

Ethen Frank

#53

RW · Washington Capitals

Undrafted, twelve goals, and fifty-eight per cent of his shots from inside twenty feet.

Boone Jenner

#22

C · Washington Capitals

Eight hundred and eight games, and thirteen goals at thirty-three.

Jordan Kyrou

#25

RW · Washington Capitals

The ninety-eighth percentile, and a median shot from thirty-three feet.

Ryan Leonard

RW · Washington Capitals

Twenty goals at twenty-one, and the twenty-first percentile.

Timothy Liljegren

#27

D · Washington Capitals

Three hundred and eleven games, the second percentile in shot attempts, and one goal.

Charlie Lindgren

#79

G · Washington Capitals

A hundred and seventy games, a career .9019, and a .8787.

Alex Ovechkin

LW · Washington Capitals

Nine hundred and twenty-nine goals, fifteen hundred and seventy-three games, and thirty-two more at forty.

Aliaksei Protas

#21

LW · Washington Capitals

Six foot six, two hundred and fifty pounds, and twenty-five goals.

Matt Roy

D · Washington Capitals

Five hundred and seventeen games, twenty-nine goals, and twelve penalty minutes.

Rasmus Sandin

#38

D · Washington Capitals

Three hundred and eighty-two games, twenty-four assists, and twelve penalty minutes.

Justin Sourdif

C · Washington Capitals

Fifteen goals in his first full season, and plus seventeen.

Dylan Strome

#17

C · Washington Capitals

Five hundred and ninety-eight games, thirty-nine assists, and half his shots from inside twenty feet.

Logan Thompson

#48

G · Washington Capitals

A .9118, four shutouts, and the best goaltending in the National Hockey League.

Alex Tuch

#89

RW · Washington Capitals

Six foot four, thirty-three goals, and plus twenty-four.

Tom Wilson

#43

RW · Washington Capitals

Nine hundred and seven games, thirty goals, and a hundred and seventeen penalty minutes.

How they were used

2025-26 · 82 games

Measured from shift charts at five-on-five, not projected. Units are built from the strongest partnership outward and ordered by how much they were used; the percentage is the share of the first player’s five-on-five ice time spent alongside each linemate. A low number means the club never settled on a combination. Players who have gone are marked — either to another club, or off an NHL roster altogether, which covers retirement and an unsigned summer alike.