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1:28Highlights: Capitals at Penguins (11/6)
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0:54Blackburn On Ovi: "He's The Best Pure Goalscorer All Time"
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0:53McGuire On Ovi: "I Don't Think Anyone Is Going To Catch Him"
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6:18NHL Playoff Bracket Prediction
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5:11Ovechkin Becomes NHL All-Time Leading Goal Scorer
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1:09MUST-SEE: Alex Ovechkin's 'unbelievable' run to hockey's goal-scoring record
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0:55Alex Ovechkin 4 goals shy of Gretzky's record
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1:27Highlights: Capitals at Oilers (1/21)
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1:09Highlights: Capitals at Senators (1/16)
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1:09Highlights: Canadiens at Capitals (1/10)
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1:07Highlights: Wild at Capitals (1/2)
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1:12Highlights: Hurricanes at Capitals (12/20)
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1:04Highlights: Capitals at Stars (12/16)
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0:43Highlights: Capitals at Blue Jackets (12/12)
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0:17Highlights: Kraken at Stars (11/9)
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0:27Highlights: Kings at Penguins (11/9)
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0:35Highlights: Bruins at Maple Leafs (11/8)
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0:17Highlights: Senators at Flyers (11/8)
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2:33Jordan Binnington Had 'Full Intentions' To Give Alex Ovechkin The Puck
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3:14Penguins Continue To Be An Early-Season Surprise
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Top Capitals News
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Capitals' Maxim Schafer: Collects two points in QMJHL win
Schafer scored a goal and added an assist in QMJHL Chicoutimi's 4-2 win over Baie-Comeau on Sunday.
Schafer has three goals and three assists during a six-game point streak. He's picked up the pace after a slow start and now has six goals and seven assists over 15 appearances. The German winger is a Capitals prospect, selected in the third round of the 2025 NHL Entry Draft. He still needs to work on his offense, but he has coveted size that could make him a good checking winger in the long run.
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Capitals' Pierre-Luc Dubois: Needs surgery
Dubois is having surgery on his abdominal and adductor muscles and will miss the next 3-4 months, the Capitals announced Sunday.
As reported, it's not a season-ending injury for Dubois, but it is still one that carries a significant recovery time of 3-4 months. The 27-year-old struggled in his six games so far this season, registering no points while averaging 15:32 of ice time per night, but the loss will still certainly be felt given his top-six status. Connor McMichael could center the second line for the foreseeable future.
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Capitals' Ethen Frank: Notches helper in return
Frank registered an assist in Saturday's 3-2 loss to the Lightning.
Frank missed four games due to an upper-body injury. He returned to a fourth-line role and saw 12:19 of ice time in this contest. The 27-year-old is not guaranteed a spot in the lineup, as he'll have to compete with Sonny Milano for playing time. Frank has two helpers, three shots on net, four PIM, three blocked shots and two hits over four appearances this season.
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Capitals' Brandon Duhaime: First goal of season
Duhaime scored a goal in Saturday's 3-2 loss to the Lightning.
Duhaime opened the scoring in the first period when his wrist shot from the side of the goal line deflected off Andrei Vasilevskiy's pad and into the net. It was Duhaime's first goal and second point this season (15 games). He is a bottom-six checker who's better on the ice than in the fantasy arena.
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Capitals' John Carlson: Three-game, four-point streak
Carlson scored a goal Saturday in a 3-2 loss to Tampa Bay.
Carlson was credited with the goal after he fired a point shot that got behind Andrei Vasilevskiy, and Tampa Bay defender Erik Cernak accidentally punched the puck in the net while attempting to clear it. Carlson is on a three-game point streak (two goals, two assists). The 35-year-old veteran has 11 points in 15 games, a pace that could see him hit 60 points this season.
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Capitals' Logan Thompson: Third loss in last four starts
Thompson made 16 saves in a 3-2 loss to Tampa Bay on Saturday.
He'd like the third goal back. Thomspon was handcuffed by Brandon Hagel's shot from the high slot in the third period. Thompson is 1-3-0 in his last four starts despite allowing just seven goals in that span. His ratios still sparkle -- he has a 1.61 GAA and a .930 save percentage in 10 starts.
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Capitals' Ethen Frank: Activated from IR list
Frank (upper body) was activated from injured reserve Saturday.
Frank missed the last four games with the injury. He has one assist in three NHL games this season. Look for Frank to see bottom-six minutes against Tampa Bay on Saturday. The Capitals sent Spencer Smallman to AHL Hershey in a corresponding move.
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Capitals' Spencer Smallman: Sent to Hershey
Smallman was reassigned to AHL Hershey on Saturday.
Smallman was a healthy scratch in all three games over the past week. The 29-year-old has yet to make his NHL debut. Smallman had two goals and an assist in six AHL games before his recall. The Capitals activated Ethen Frank (upper body) from injured reserve in a corresponding move.
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Capitals' Logan Thompson: Starting Saturday
Thompson will defend the visiting goal in Tampa Bay on Saturday, Bailey Johnson of The Washington Post reports.
Thompson has been spectacular again this season, as the 28-year-old netminder is 6-3-0 with a 1.45 GAA and a .938 save percentage over nine starts. He will face the Lightning, who are 17th in NHL scoring, generating 3.07 goals per contest.
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Capitals' Lynden Lakovic: Adds to WHL goal lead
Lakovic scored twice and added an assist in WHL Moose Jaw's 6-5 win over Saskatoon on Friday.
Lakovic is up to 16 goals in as many games, putting him three tallies ahead of the next closest WHL skater. This was his fifth multi-goal effort of the season, and he has an active nine-game point streak for the Warriors. Lakovic's at 23 points this season, so it appears his playmaking is taking a step back while his goal scoring continues on at a breakneck pace.
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Capitals' Alex Ovechkin: Provides pair of helpers
Ovechkin logged two assists, two shots on goal, six hits and a plus-2 rating in Thursday's 5-3 loss to the Penguins.
With three points over the last two games, including his 900th career goal Wednesday against the Blues, Ovechkin may be heating up early in November. The 40-year-old superstar has a fairly modest 10 points with 32 shots on net, 28 hits and a plus-4 rating across 14 outings this season. Ovechkin is shooting just 9.4 percent to begin 2025-26 -- the last time he was under 10 percent in a full season was 2010-11, so there are plenty of reasons to expect him to continue to trend upward.
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Capitals' Rasmus Sandin: Nets goal in loss
Sandin scored a goal on three shots, blocked four shots and added two hits in Thursday's 5-3 loss to the Penguins.
Sandin brought the Capitals back within a goal at 14:55 of the second period. The 25-year-old has a goal and an assist over two games since returning from an upper-body injury, so it looks like he's back to 100 percent. He offers decent category coverage in fantasy when his offense is rolling, but he's unlikely to stand out in any one area. Sandin has four points, seven shots on net, 18 hits, 15 blocked shots and a plus-4 rating through nine appearances.
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Capitals' Tom Wilson: Tallies again Thursday
Wilson scored a goal on three shots and added two hits in Thursday's 5-3 loss to the Penguins.
Wilson has four goals and an assist during a four-game point streak. The power winger is doing a good job of proving his 33-goal, 65-point effort from 81 regular-season outings last year wasn't a fluke. He's at nine goals, 16 points, 32 shots on net, 39 hits, 29 PIM and a plus-6 rating over 14 contests in 2025-26. Wilson will slow down -- he's shooting 28.1 percent this year after posting a career-high 19.5 percent mark in 2024-25 -- but he does enough all around to continue to help fantasy managers.
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Capitals' Dylan Strome: Paces offense in loss
Strome scored a goal on five shots, supplied two assists, added two PIM and went plus-2 in Thursday's 5-3 loss to the Penguins.
Strome led the charge in the Capitals' second-period rally, getting them on the board midway through the frame before assisting on goals by Rasmus Sandin and Tom Wilson. The 28-year-old Strome has four points over three games since returning from a lower-body injury that cost him two contests. For the season, Strome is at four goals, 14 points, 28 shots on net and a plus-10 rating across 12 outings. He should be locked in as the top-line center while Pierre-Luc Dubois (lower body) is out with a long-term injury.
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Capitals' Charlie Lindgren: Falls to Penguins
Lindgren allowed four goals on 30 shots in a 5-3 loss to the Penguins on Thursday.
Lindgren has now lost four straight games, posting a 0-3-1 record and 4.49 GAA during his slump. The Minnesota native was already expected to see less of the net this season than he did in 2024-25 (39 games), but this slump will only serve to further cement Logan Thompson as the No. 1 option in Washington.
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Capitals' Rasmus Sandin: Earns helper in return
Sandin registered an assist in Wednesday's 6-1 win over the Blues.
Sandin missed five games due to an upper-body injury before returning Wednesday. He was a little sheltered with just 16:58 of ice time, but the Capitals can afford to manage his minutes with the strength of their blue line. The 25-year-old has three helpers, four shots on net, 16 hits, 11 blocked shots and a plus-3 rating over eight appearances.
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Capitals' Charlie Lindgren: Slated to start Thursday
Lindgren is expected to be between the visiting pipes in Pittsburgh on Thursday, per Bailey Johnson of The Washington Post.
Logan Thompson picked up the start Wednesday against the Blues, putting Lindgren in line for Thursday's start. Lindgren is 1-2-1 with one shutout, a 3.47 GAA and an .880 save percentage this season. The Penguins are eighth in NHL scoring, averaging 3.50 goals per game.
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Team Statistical Rankings
| GF AVG | GA AVG | Power Play | |
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2.78 (22nd) |
2.45 (1st) |
14.9 (28th) |
Injuries
| Player | Injury |
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| P. Dubois LW Pierre-Luc Dubois LW | Abdomen |
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